Short notes on Tuglaq dynasty - Indian History

TUGLAQ DYNASTY Short notes - Indian Histry

• 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.