Practicing Success
Which of the following persons had invited Babur to invade on India? |
Ibrahim Lodi Daulat Khan Lodi Sher Shah Suri Bahlol Lodi |
Daulat Khan Lodi |
The correct answer is Option 2- Daulat Khan Lodi Daulat Khan Lodi was the governor of Punjab under the Lodi dynasty. He was a powerful and ambitious man, and he had hoped to use Babur's help to overthrow Ibrahim Lodi and become the Sultan of Delhi himself. In 1524, Daulat Khan Lodi sent his son, Dilawar Khan, to Kabul to invite Babur to invade India. Babur accepted the invitation, and he led his army into India in the same year. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, and he established himself as the new ruler of India. Daulat Khan Lodi was appointed as the governor of Punjab under the Mughal Empire. |