Why was Mohammad-bin-Tughluq known as ‘Man of Ideas’ but a failure as an administrator? (Any 3 points)
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Answer:
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was not a skilled administrator. He was ambitious and introduced various policies. He cancelled his own policies because of wrong execution.
Explanation -
Muhammad Tughluq's administrative measures were a failure, we can prove this statement with the following points:
1. He campaigned into Kashmir which was a disaster. He then gave up his plans to invade Transoxiana and disbanded his large army.
2. His administrative measures created problems. He shifted the residents of the old city to the new capital of Daulatabad in the south. People did not like this step taken by Muhammad Tughluq. They resented collectively.
3. Tughluq, in order to meet the expense of maintaining a large number of soldiers, levied additional taxes which increased the burden of common people.
4. The famine in the Ganga-Yamuna belt led to widespread rebellion.
5. Muhammad Tughluq's policy of 'token' currency also proved a failure. People of the 14th century did not trust this currency. They were very smart. They saved their gold and silver coins and paid all their taxes to the state with the token currency. This cheap currency could also be counterfeited easily.
Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. He was the eldest son of Ghiyas -ud -Din -Tughlaq, the founder of the Tughluq dynasty. His wife was the daughter of the Raja of Dipalpur.
Born on =>1290, Multan, Pakistan
Died on => 20 March 1351, Thatta, Pakistan
Parents= Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Ghiyath al-Din TughluqPlace of burial=> Tughlakabad Fort, New Delhi
