Question

6. Answer the following questi
a) Describe the contribution of the Cholas to Indian architecture and agriculture
b) Which ruler had better policies to protect the Sultanate against the Mongol attacks
Write any two points to justify your answer
c) Resources and taxes were paid to the kings of the new kingdoms that emergen
between 700 CE and 1400 CE. Who paid these taxes and resources? How were they
used in the administration of the new kingdoms?

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Answer 1

Answer:

The Tughlaq dynasty (Ṭughlāq or Arabic script: طغلاق[6]) also referred to as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty, was a Muslim dynasty which ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India.[7] Its reign started in 1320 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. The dynasty ended in 1413.[1][8]

Tughlaq Dynasty

1320–1413[1]

Territory under Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi Sultanate, 1330-1335 AD. The empire shrank after 1335 AD.[2]

Territory under Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi Sultanate, 1330-1335 AD. The empire shrank after 1335 AD.[2]

Capital

Delhi

Common languages

Persian (official)[3]

Religion

Official: Sunni Islam

Subjects: Hinduism,[4] Shia,[5] Others[5]

Government

Sultanate

Sultan

• 1321–1325

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

• 1325–1351

Muhammad bin Tughluq

• 1351–1388

Firuz Shah Tughlaq

• 1388–1413

Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq Shah / Abu Bakr Shah / Muhammad Shah / Mahmud Tughlaq / Nusrat Shah

Historical era

Medieval

• Established

1320

• Disestablished

1413[1]

Currency

Taka

Preceded by Succeeded by

Khalji dynasty

Sayyid dynasty

Vijayanagara Empire

Bahmani Sultanate

Bengal Sultanate

Gujarat Sultanate

Today part of

India

Nepal

Pakistan

Bangladesh