Question

97. Which Delhi Sultan built maximum number of canals?
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Sikandar Lodi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is

A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Answer 2

Firuz Shah Tughlaq built maximum number of canals.

Option: A

Explanation:

• Firuz Shah Tughlaq was a Sultan belonging to the Tughlaq Dynasty. He succeeded Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, the wisest fool of India. Firuz Shah was a good ruler.  

• He cared for his subjects. For the growth of agriculture he dug five major canals, which included the renovation of the Western Yamuna Canal.  

• The canals solved the acute water crisis in and around the Delhi area. Agriculture witnessed a good and steady growth.  

• Fruits and grains grew in plenty. Famines no longer posed a frequent crisis. ‘Firuz Shah Tughlaq’ was a Muslim ruler who reigned over the capital of Delhi from ‘1351 to 1388’.  

• He was the ‘successor’ of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq. Firuz Shah Tughlaq was a very efficient and compassionate ruler who dug the five main canals to help the poor farmers for irrigation and farming.  

• Tughlaq dynasty flourished under his rule as he was a very lenient and wise ruler. He died in the year 1388 and was buried in a tomb in Jaunpur.

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