Sheikh Hamid Lodi (Hamid Lawi) was the founder of 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 ( ...

. He ruled the

Emirate of Multan The Emirate of Multan was a medieval kingdom in Punjab region in the northwest Indian subcontinent that was centred around city of Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). It initially extended towards parts of Kashmir, and included parts of present ...

from 985 to 997.

Biography

Hamid's origins are disputed. According to some scholars, Hamid Lodi was supposedly a descendant of Sama (or Usama) Lawi who was son of Ghalib Lawi. Other sources state that he was from the Lodi tribe of

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. According to Samuel Miklos Stern, the Lodi dynasty itself might have been fabricated as its mention only starts appearing with later historians like Firishta. According to Firishta, the

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king

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ceded the regions of

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and

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to Hamid, after joining an alliance with him and the Muslim emir of

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against the raids of

Sabuktigin Abu Mansur Nasir ad-Din wa'd-Dawla Sabuktigin (; 940s – August-September 997) was the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty, and amir of Ghazna from 977 to 997. Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave who was bought by Alp-Tegin, the commander of the r ...

during the reign of

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. Sabuktigin upon becoming amir in

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broke up this alliance through diplomatic means and convinced Hamid Lodi to acknowledge his overlordship. He ruled the Emirate of Multan after the death of the

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Jalam ibn Shaban around 985 AD. He was succeeded by his grandson, Fateh Daud Lodi.

References

{{reflist 10th-century Arab people History of Multan 10th-century Indian monarchs 10th-century Ismailis Vassal rulers of the Fatimid Caliphate