Question

What forced Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughluq to raise a large standing army ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Sultanate was attacked in the early years of Muhammad Tughluq's reign. The Mongol army was defeated. Muhammad Tughluq was confident about the strength of his army and his resources to plan an attack on Transoxiana. He therefore raised a large standing army.

Answer 2

Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughlaq had to raise a large standing army to defeat Mongols as they suffer many invasion by Mongols under Genghis Khan.