Abul Fateh Daud Lodi was a ruler from the

Lodi dynasty of Multan The Lodi dynasty was the last dynasty to rule over Emirate of Multan, from their capital city of Multan in the 10th century. History Hamid Lodi's origins are disputed. According to some scholars, Hamid Lodi was supposedly a descendant of Sama ( ...

who ruled the

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. He was deposed by

Mahmud of Ghazni Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. During his reign and in medieval sources, he is usuall ...

, who also massacred the

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s in the course of his conquest of

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. He was grandson of Shaikh Hamid Lodi founder of Lodi dynasty of Multan. Fateh Daud fled to a fort where he immured himself and was finally pardoned by Mahmud of Ghazni on the promise of payment of ransom. Abul Fatah Daud offered a yearly tribute of 200,000 golden

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s and conversion from

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fiqh ''Fiqh'' (; ) is the term for Islamic jurisprudence.Fiqh
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. The terms were accepted, and Sultan

Mahmud Ghaznavi Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. During his reign and in medieval sources, he is usuall ...

also exacted two million dirhams from the population of Multan by force.Mahar Abdul Haq Sumra. ''Historical study of Sumra dynasty of Sindh and Punjab from 11th through mid 14th century''.Beacon Books

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