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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 43

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 03 Aug 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q43

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Bahlol Lodi was succeeded by his son __________ under the title of Sultan Sikandar Shah in 1489.

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Correct answer: C

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the correct answer is option 3  i.e.  Nizam Khan

  • Bahlol Lodi was succeeded by his son Nizam Khan under the title of Sultan Sikandar Shah in 1489.
  • Nizam Khan, the second son of Bahlul Lodi, succeeded his father after his death on 17 July 1489 and assumed the title of Sikandar Shah.
  • Sikandar Shah later founded the city of Agra in 1504 and commissioned the construction of several mosques.
  • Bahlul Khan Lodi, the founder of the Lodi dynasty, ruled over Delhi and laid the foundation of Lodi control, which lasted for about 75 years.