Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Who was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?

• A. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
• B. Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
• C. Ghiyasuddin Balban
• D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Answer 1

The correct option is D Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

After Alauddin Khilji’s death from illness, Khilji’s eldest son Mubarak killed Kafur and took over the throne. Mubarak was later murdered by a slave general named Khusrau Khan. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq murdered Khusrau Khan and established the Tughlaq dynasty.