Twilight of the Sultanate c14.s6.1

c14.s6.1

Sikandar Shāh had ruled for twenty-nine years, full of glory and distinction. He was the greatest ruler of the Lodī dynasty, and far outshone both his father Bahlūl and his son Ibrāhīm. During his reign he had retrieved the prestige of the Sultanate and extended its territories. He had removed the last vestiges of the Jaunpur kingdom and had conquered and occupied Bihār. The Raja of Tirhut had acknowledged his suzerainty and the powerful kings of Bengal and Orissa thought it wise to befriend him. The region around Agra was brought by him under complete control and all recalcitrance in Bayana, Dholpur, Etawah, Chandwār tract had been wiped out. Chanderi had been wrested and Nagor humbled, and the region up to Ranthambhor was completely consolidated. Withal he had considerably weakened the State of Gwalior, and had helped the dismemberment of the kingdom of Malwa. We hear little of the Punjab during his reign, but Bābur's notices aver that it was more obedient to Sikandar than it had been to his predecessor.