Question

Who was Mohammad bin Tughlaq? Write three of his reforms and their impact on his subjects.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Give a brief introduction about Mohammed bin Tughlaq
• Write one reform each in
  • Administration
  • Land
  • Economy
• Write about the impacts of the reforms

Solution:

• Mohammed bin Tughlaq acquired the throne of the dynasty after Ghiyasuddin’s death. He was the first Delhi sultan to establish an empire in India.
  
• He shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri as a precaution from foreign invasion.
  His subjects suffered as precautions were not taken.
  
• He established a department of agriculture which helped in making uncultivable lands cultivable and provided various schemes to support farmers financially, but people from the Do-ab region had to pay more taxes.
  
• He introduced a new gold coin called dinar, and a silver coin called adli. Due to the lack of a proper minting body, many coins were minted which resulted in chaos in the country.