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Causes of the Disintegration of the Tughlaq Dynasty

Broadly speaking disintegration of the Tughlaq dynasty took place on account of the following causes: I. Policies of Muhammad Tughlaq. II. Policies of Firoz Tughlaq. III. Miscellaneous causes. IV. Timur's invasion. image source: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Muhammad_Tughlak_orders_his_brass_coins_to_pass_for_silver,_A.D._1330.jpg I. Policies of Muhammad Tughlaq: These can be categorised as under: 1. Five failed plans of Muhammad Tughlaq namely: (a) Change of capital (b) [...]

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Bright and Dark-Sides of the Rule of Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Firoz Tughlaq a cousin brother of Muhammad Tughlaq ascended the throne after the death of Muhammad Tughlaq who was issueless and loved Firoz Tughlaq very much. His reign lasted for about 37 years from 1351 to 1388 A.D. During his rule, Firoz Tughlaq adopted measures like revenue reforms, irrigation works, charitable programmes and public works etc. which won praise from [...]

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Muhammad Tughlaq’s Character was a Mixture of Opposite Traits

Before arriving at an estimate of Muhammad Tughlaq’s Character, we may have some idea of his strong points as well as weak points. Bright side of the character of Muhammad Tughlaq: Muhammad Tughlaq was very gifted in certain respects. He was an accomplished scholar, an expert calligraphist and his eloquence was magical. He was genuinely interested in mathematics, medicine, science, [...]

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