Question

According to Zia- Ud-Din Barani, none of the officers could take bribes, and had been reduced to such a position by hardships, imprisonment for long periods or torture for small outstanding dues that people considered these posts to be worst than fever...
a. Which ruler of the sultanate period is being preferred to in the above paragraph.
b. Why did this ruler introduce such measures?
c. Write the observation made by Barani in your own words.

Answer 1

a. Alauddin Khalji

b. He introduced such measures to put a check on the activities  of the nobles who engaged in conspiracies and lead a luxurious life.

c. Zia Ud Din Barani the famous historian of that time stated that Alauddin Khalji was a shrewd administrator who knew the root cause of the decline of the administration.