Afghans

Afghans

and the sultanate of Delhi

FEROZ SHAH TUGHLAQ 1351 - 1388

• cousin of Mahmud Tughlaq

• not good at warfare but looked after people's welfare

• opened colleges and places of learning near mosques

• Jalaluddin Rumi: lecturer at his time

• 300 sanskrit works translated into Persian

• canals system for better agriculture

• 150 wells dug, wheat, sugarcane and fruits grown

A GREAT BUILDER

• master builder like Shah Jehan

• equalled to Roman emperor Augustus

• 5 towns, 30 palaces, 200 caravans, 100 bridges, 1200 gardens, 10 monumental pillars, 10 public baths

• brought Asoka's pillar from Ferozabad to Ajmer

• documentation of reign: Tarikh e Firoz Shahi

• Biography: Fatuhat e Firoz Shahi

• died at 80 and Tughlaq dynasty came to an end

TIMUR'S INVASION

• Turk and Mongol lineage: born in 1335 at Kesh

• became head of the Chughatai Turks

• admired changez Khan and was never defeated

• 1398: attacked Delhi and defeated army of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughalaq

• ransacked delhi for 3 days

• left India plundered: took artisans to samarkand

• Delhi broke up into many small states

Multiple Choice

He was not good at warfare but worked for the welfare of people

• Ibn Batuta

• Feroz Shah Tughalaq

• Ibrahim Lodhi

• Sultan Mahmud Tughalaq

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is incorrect about Feroz Shah Tughalaq

• he was a great builder

• He had canals dug for better irrigation

• He fought wars with Mongols and defeated them

• He opened colleges and places of learning

Multiple Choice

The name of Autobiography of Feroz Shah tughalaq is

• Tarikh e Firoz Shahi

• Fatuhat E Firoz Shahi

Multiple Choice

Taimur became the head of

• Mongols

• Tughalaq's

• Chagatai Turks

• Lodhi's