Tughlaq Dynasty (1320–1225 AD)
After the death of Alauddin Khilji, Malik Kafar placed his youngest son Shahabuddin on the throne. After 35 days some soldiers of Alauddin killed Malik Kafur. After this Alauddin’s third son Mubarshah took charge under the tutelage of his younger brother. He became the Sultan and assumed the title of Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah. In the end, he also got a favor from Das Khusro, who was a Muslim converted to Hinduism. kill your boss By doing this, Khusro sat on the throne of Delhi. His reign of four months is called the period of terror. Khusro was killed.
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was born in a modest family. In 1305, during the reign of Alauddin, he was appointed as the Subedar of Punjab. He successfully defended the north-west frontier against the Mongols, hence he became famous as Malik Ghazi. Took over the power of the Delhi Sultanate on 8 September 1320 at the request of chieftains and officials.
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq returned the lands of those whose lands were taken back during the time of Alauddin. Due to the policy of Mubarak Shah and Khusrau, the treasury had become empty. Therefore, in order to strengthen the economic system, he took the jagir of those people who were given by the former Sultan to his followers, he reduced the taxes on the subjects. Make rules to increase the agriculture sector. As a result, many barren lands became cultivable and agricultural production increased enormously. The Sultan ordered the Diwan-i-Riyasat that the revenue of an iqta should not increase by more than 1/10 and 1/11 in a year. He reintroduced the old Batai and Nask system. Ghiyasuddin was the first ruler who strengthened the postal system. The distance of post posts which was seven or eight miles was reduced to 2 miles.
In 1323 Pratap Rudradev, the ruler of Warangal, was defeated and taken prisoner and sent to Delhi. Warangal was renamed ‘Sultanpur’ and was merged with the Delhi Sultanate. When Sultan Ghiyasuddin was returning from the conquest of Bengal and Tirhut, Juna Khan built a huge wooden palace in a village called Afganpur near Tughlaqabad to welcome his father. The wooden palace collapsed and the Sultan and his son were buried under it.
Sultan Ghiyasuddin was an art lover, he built a city named Tughlaqabad and there he built many palaces and beautiful buildings. Hundreds of bridges and canals were built.
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