Which Delhi Sultanate ruler, allotted money in advance to the peasants for digging wells to facilitate irrigation?
A
Balban
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B
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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C
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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D
Alauddin Khilji
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Solution
The correct option is B Firoz Shah Tughlaq The rulers of the medieval period provided many facilities for farmers to increase crop production and improvise agriculture. Therefore Firoz Shah Tughlaq who ruled over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388, presented money in advance to the farmers for digging wells to facilitate irrigation and increase the crop productivity.