Nizam Khan

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Nizam Khan, better known by his regnal name Sikandar Lodi, was a Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty who ruled in the late 15th and early 16th centuries and is noted for administrative reforms and the expansion of his kingdom.

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instanceOf Sultan of Delhi ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
burialPlace Sikandar Lodi’s tomb, Delhi ⓘ
capital Agra ⓘ
conflictWith Rajput chiefs in north India ⓘ
countryRuled Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
deathPlace near Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ
dynasty Lodi dynasty ⓘ
era early 16th century ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Afghan ⓘ
father Bahlul Lodi ⓘ
founded city of Agra as a major capital ⓘ
governmentType sultanate ⓘ
implemented regulation of prices in markets ⓘ
revenue assessment based on measurement of land ⓘ
knownAs Sikandar Lodi ⓘ
knownForPolicy encouragement of market regulation ⓘ
improvement of revenue administration ⓘ
promotion of irrigation works ⓘ
standardization of weights and measures ⓘ
languagePolicy promotion of Persian as court language ⓘ
notableFor administrative reforms ⓘ
patronage of Persian culture ⓘ
promotion of agriculture ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ
patronOf Islamic scholarship ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ
positionHeld Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Sultan of Delhi
predecessor Bahlul Lodi ⓘ
realmIncludes Agra ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ
parts of present-day Bihar ⓘ
parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
regnalName Sikandar Lodi ⓘ
reignEnd 1517 ⓘ
reignStart 1489 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
strengthenedControlOver Doab region between Ganga and Yamuna ⓘ
successor Ibrahim Lodi ⓘ
territorialExpansion Bihar ⓘ
parts of Bengal ⓘ
regions of central India ⓘ
title Sultan ⓘ

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Sikandar Lodi → alternativeName → Nizam Khan ⓘ