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Short notes on Tuglaq dynasty - Indian History

TUGLAQ DYNASTY Short notes - Indian Histry

Short, notes, tuglaq, tuglak, dynastey
  • Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq as founder of Tughlaq Dynasty.
  • Original name of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaw as Ghazi Malik.
  • Mohammad-bin-Tuglaq was an important ruler of Tughlaq Dynasty.
  • He shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri and renamed it as Daulatabad and then brought it back to Delhi again.
  • He is also known as ‘Wisest fool’.
  • Iban Batuta called him ‘an ill starred idealist’.
  • He introduced token currency of bronze and copper.
  • Ibn Batuta, an African traveler visited India during the reign of Mohammed bin Tuglaq.
  • Firuz-sha-tuglaq was another ruler of this dynasty who introduced ‘Jeziya’ a tax on Non-Muslims.
  • He also constructed large number of canals.
  • The Lodi dynasty was the first Afghan or Pathan dynasty.
  • The Qutub Minar honours the famous saint Khwaja Qutub-ud-din-Bakhtiyar Kaki.
  • Music was banned by Sultan Giyas Ud-din-Tughlaq.
  • The Jeziya was abolished by Akbar in 1564.
  • But later it was re-imposed by Aurangzeb.
  • Timur, the Turkish army chief attacked India in the year 1398.
  • Timur’s invasion led to the destruction of the Tughlaq Dynasty.
  • The capity of Tughlaq dynasty was Delhi.
  • The last ruler of Tughlaq Dynasty was Sultan Mohammed Tughlaq.
  • The sayyad dynasty was founded by Khizar Khan.
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