He invited from Persia, Arabia and Mesopotamia learned men of his own faith; his bigotry prompted him to destroy all the most famous temples in Kashmir - Martand, Vishya, Isna, Chakrabhrit, Tripeshwar, etc. When Sureshavari, varaha and others were broken, the world trembled, but not so the mind of the wicked king.

[9] In September 1507, he marched against Narwar, whose ruler (a member of the Tomara clan) fluctuated his allegiance between the Tomaras of Gwalior and the Malwa Sultanate.

ON THE EARLY USE OF GUNPOWDER IN INDIA. [7] He ransacked the area around Mandrayal, but many of his soldiers lost their lives in a subsequent epidemic outbreak, forcing him to return to Delhi.

His rise to power was troublesome, with his older brother, Barbak Shah, the viceroy of Jaunpur, also staking a claim to the throne despite their father's nomination of Sikandar. [6], Sikandar Lodi then marched towards Gwalior, but after crossing the Chambal River, an epidemic outbreak in his camp forced him to halt his march.

He had designs to destroy all the temples and put an end to the entire community of infidels," puts Bharistan-i-Shahi.

The origin of the name Sikandar is Greek. When the Greek emperor Alexander the Great conquered Persia, the Persians called him Sikandar, meaning "defender" or "warrior". He banned dance, drama, music and iconography as aesthetic activities of the Hindus and Buddhists and fiated them as heretical and un-Islamic. Sikandar Lodhi (14?

He further records, "Sikandar's reign was disgraced by a series of acts, inspired by religious bigotry and iconoclastic zeal for which there is hardly any parallel in the annals of the Muslim rulers of Kashmir."[3]. His cousins were ruling the area from Kabul to Sind (Indus). During the reign of Sultãn Sikandar, Mîr Sayyîd Muhammad, son of Mîr Sayyîd Hamadanî came here, and removed the rust of ignorance and infidelity and the evils, by his preaching and guidance. [10] In December 1508, Lodi placed Narwar in charge of Raj Singh Kachchwaha, and marched to Lahar (Lahayer) located to the south-east of Gwalior. His death in 1517 was a loss to his people, as evidenced by his elaborate burial tomb that resides in Delhi. Sikandar Shah Miri better known as Sikandar Butshikan ("Sikandar the Iconoclast"), was the sixth sultan of the Shah Miri dynasty of Kashmir. Sikandar established sharia courts in several towns, enabling the qazis to administer the sharia law to a larger population. His rise to power was troublesome, with his older brother, Barbak Shah, the viceroy of Jaunpur, also staking a claim to the throne despite their father's nomination of Sikandar. Immediately after his (Sufi Mir Mohammad's) arrival, Sultan Sikandar, peace be on him, submitted to his supremacy and proved his loyalty to him by translating his words into deeds. Rizvi included in Uttar Taimûr Kãlîna Bhãrata, Aligarh 1959, Vol. It … The material from these was used for constructing a 'Jami' mosque in the middle of the city.". He strived to destroy the idols of the infidels. Sikandar was surprised, though vexed, that the Hindu prophet should have predicted the truth, and declared, if they had placed the plate against the wall, he would have preserved the temple to belie the prophet. III p.268-69, In another place in Kashmeer was a temple built by Raja Bulnat, the destruction of which was attended with a remarkable incident.

It was during Sikander's reign that a wave of Sufi warriors headed by Mir Mu… Because Sikandar's mother was a Hindu, he tried to prove his Islamic credentials by resorting to strong Sunni orthodoxy as a political expediency. People believes to have their Lucky Days according to their names, Friday, Saturday are Favourable and Lucky Days for name Sikandar and lucky metals are Iron for Sikandar name holders. [1] He became the next ruler of the Lodi dynasty after the death of his father Bahlul Lodi in July 1489.The second and most successful ruler of the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi sultanate, he was also a poet of the Persian language and prepared a diwan of 9000 verses.