73 A 3 Tughlaq Dynasty 14 Mar

Qts1 Write about  Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq built the fortified city of Tughlaqabad and made it his capital. 

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq  son, Jauna Khan to re-establish the authority in Warangal (Kakatiyas) and Madurai (Pandyas).

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq  died after a fall from a high-raised pavilion which planned by his son Jauna Khan.

Qts 2 Write about Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

1.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1325-1351 AD), his real name was Jauna Khan

2.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq  Increased  land revenue in the Ganga Yamuna  doab . Farmers unable to pay due to famine and plague . Land revenue cancelled 

3.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq  transferred capital from Delhi  to Devagiri (Daulatabad)

Daulatabad was found to be unsuitable because it was not possible to control North India from there

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq decided to retransfer the capital from Daulatabad  to Delhi.

4.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq Introduced token bronze currency which is equal to silver currency people started making  counterfeit coins. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq cancelled token currency 

5 Muhammad Bin Tughlaq planned for conquering  Iraq surrounding areas like  Khurasan. He was encouraged to do so by Khurasani nobles who had taken shelter in his court. He mobilized huge army. Later he abandoned his plan of conquest 

6.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq  established a new department for agriculture called Dewan-i-Kohi 

7.During Muhammad Bin Tughlaq reign below given new kingdoms founded in south india 

the Empire of Vijaynagar

the Bahmani kingdom 

the Sultanate of Mudurai 


Qts 3 Write about Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351-1388 AD)

1.Firoz Shah Tughlaq made Iqtadary system hereditary. 

2.Soldiers were given land assignments instead of cash payment.

3.Firoz Shah Tughlaq built new towns - Hissar, Firozpur, Fatehabad, Firoz Shah Kotla and Jaumpur. 

4.Firoz Shah Tughlaq built new   capital Firozabad 

5.Firoz Shah Tughlaq wrote a book Fatuhat Firozshahi

6.Baruni (the historian was in his court), wrote Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Fatwa-i-Jahandari.

7.Khwaja Abdul Malik Isami wrote Futuh-us-Salatin.

8.Firoz Shah Tughlaq  introduced only four kinds of taxes-Kharaj, Zakat, Jizya and Kharms.

9.He imposed Haque-i-sharb or Hajil-i-sharb (water tax). 

9.He formed Diwan-i-Khairat (Department of Charity)

10.Built Dar-ul-Shafa or a charitable hospital. 

11.Firoz Shah Tughlaq introduced 2 new coins- Adha (50% jital) and bikh (25% jital).


Qts 4 Write about Sayyid dynasty 

1.Khizr Khan  was the first of the Sayyid dynasty which ruled over Delhi 

2.Khizr Khan helped Timur in his invasion

3.So Timur  was given the governorship of Lahore.

4. Khizr Khan took the title of Rayat-i-Ala and not of a king.

5.The coins were struck and Khutba was read in the name of Timur 

6. Later Mubarak Shah ruled 

7. Later Muhammad Shah ruled
 
8. Later Alam Shah ruled 





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