To which Lodi Sultan does the given map relate and what town does the site marked ‘A’ on the map represent?

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Correct answer: ​Bahlol Lodi - Jaunpur. The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan royal family that ruled the Sultanate of Delhi from 1451 to 1526. It was the fifth and last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. Bahlol Lodi defeated Hussain Shah Sharqi (1458 to 1505 CE) of Jaunpur in 1479. Bahlul Khan Lodi was the chief of the Pashtun Lodi tribe and was the founder of the Lodi dynasty from the Delhi Sultanate upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. 22

To which Lodi Sultan does the given map relate and what town does the site marked ‘A’ on the map represent?

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