d. April 21, 1526, Panipat, India

last Afghan sultan of Delhi of the Lodi dynasty, a suspicious tyrant who increasingly alienated his nobles during his reign.

The son of Sikandar, Ibrahim succeeded to the throne on his father's death (Nov. 21, 1517) and was quickly faced with continuing disputes between the royal family and Afghani nobles. One noble, Dawlat Khan Lodi, governor of the Punjab, fearing for his own safety, called in the Mughal king of Kabul, Babur, who advanced toward Delhi and defeated and killed Ibrahim in the first battle of Panipat. This victory led to the founding of the Mughal Empire in India.