History of the Pashtun people
Mosque and tomb of Bibi Zarrina (the mother of Sikandar Lodi) at Dholpur (Rajasthan state, India). Her honorific Zarrina means golden since she was daughter of a goldsmith. She was renowned for her beauty. According to the Persian inscription on her tomb, she died in 1516 AD. For more details see this article by Mehrdad Shokoohy … Read more
Ruins of Malot fort on hill top (Hoshiarpur district, Indian Punjab). Source Malot fort was founded in the reign of Sultan Bahlul Lodi by Tatar Khan Yousaf Khel Lodi. [1]. Ghazi Khan Lodi, son of Daulat Khan Lodi (Sikandar and Ibrahim Lodi’s governor of Punjab) possessed a library of valuable books at Malot … Read more
Mausoleum of Khwaja Khizr Sarwani (Sonipat, Haryana, India) Khwaja Khizr Khan Sarwani was a Pashtun of saintly reputation who was governor of Sonipat (Haryana state, India) during the during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim Lodi (1517-1526 AD). He is buried in Sonipat in a magnificent Mausoleum which was constructed during the reign of Sultan … Read more
Author: Dr.A.Halim, M.A, PH.D , Aligarh Muslim University (published in Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 1939) Sikandar was the ablest ruler of Lodi dynasty and one of the greatest rulers of India, great as a soldier and conqueror , great as an administrator, great as a builder and as a founder. During the 28 … Read more