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Question
To what would you attribute the failure of Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s schemes – personal character or prevailing conditions? Give reasons for your answer.
Solution
Both personal character and prevailing conditions were responsible for the failure of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. On the personal side, he lacked practical sense and was not able to predict things whereas, on the other side, conditions prevailing were also not favourable. People were backward and did not respond to new ideas and radical reforms.
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Firoz Shah Tughlaq was Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq’s son.
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Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq’s toktn currency failed.
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq realized the importance of a strong and powerful _____ to strengthen and secure the position of the _________. He needed additional _________ to increase military resources.
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| A | B |
| 1. Jalaluddin Khilji | (a) Shahna |
| 2. Alauddin Khilji | (b) Malwa |
| 3. Chanderi | (c) a mild and pious man |
| 4. Warangal | (d) a briliant general and a shrewd administrator |
| 5. Price Control | (e) Deccan |
| 6. Firoz Shah Tuqhlaq | (f) Afghan |
| 7. Sikandar Lodi | (g) Welfare schemes |
State whether the following is true or false:
Muhammad bin Tughlaq stayed in Daulatabad for 5 years.
Give one example to show that Firoze Shah was concerned about the welfare of his poor subjects.
Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq abandon his scheme of territorial expansion?
