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Q: Who founded the city of Agra ?
  • A. Alam Shah
  • B. Sikandar Lodhi
  • C. Bahlol Lodhi
  • D. Ibrahim Lodhi
Correct Answer: Option B - Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, founded Agra in the year 1504 AD. After the Sultan’s death, the city passed on to his son, Sultan Ibrahim Lodi. He ruled his Sultanate from Agra until he fell fighting to Mughal Emperor Babur in the First battle of Panipat fought in 1526 AD.
B. Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, founded Agra in the year 1504 AD. After the Sultan’s death, the city passed on to his son, Sultan Ibrahim Lodi. He ruled his Sultanate from Agra until he fell fighting to Mughal Emperor Babur in the First battle of Panipat fought in 1526 AD.

Explanations:

Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, founded Agra in the year 1504 AD. After the Sultan’s death, the city passed on to his son, Sultan Ibrahim Lodi. He ruled his Sultanate from Agra until he fell fighting to Mughal Emperor Babur in the First battle of Panipat fought in 1526 AD.