Question

Compare the administrative reforms of Ala-ud-din Khalji and Mohammad bin Tughlaq. Who do you think was more successful? Why?

Answer 1

Answer:

Alauddin Khilji’s administrative measures were more successful.

explanation

Alauddin Khilji’s administrative measures made him most powerful ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. He constructed a new garrison town named Siri for his soldiers.He increases his large standing army to protect from invasion (defensive measure) because Delhi was attacked twice. The soldiers were to buy their supplies from the local market. To stop the fear of price rise, he controlled the prices of goods. Prices were carefully monitor by officers

Muhammad bin Tughlaq will forever be remembered for the wild swings in policy, He increased his large standing army to attack on Transoxiana. The tax collected from the area between Ganga and Yamuna was used to feed the army. But to meet the need of the large number of soldiers the Sultan levied additional taxes, including those areas which were suffering from famine.He paid salary in cash to the soldiers but never controlled the prices. He introduced the token system without royal verification somewhat like present-day paper currency, but made out of cheap metals, not gold and silver.