Why did Muhammad Tughlaq drop the idea of developing Daulatabad as second or alternative capital?
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Explanation:
By the time people reached Daulatabad, Muhammad Bin Tughlaq changed his mind and decided to abandon the new capital and move to his old capital Delhi. It is believed that he wished to shift the capital as a safeguard measure from Mongol Invasion. The plan of shifting capital was completely failed.
Explanation:
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq drop the idea of developing Daulatabad is a second or alternative capital because -
He believed that Daulatabad was more centrally located and was equidistant from Delhi, Gujarat, Malabar and Kampilla.
However he was forced to return to Delhi because he realised that just as it was difficult to control South India from Delhi, it was equaldifficult to control Delhi while sitting in the Daulatabad. So he asked him people to move back to Delhi.