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Muhammad bin Tughluq
Second sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty, son of Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq, who succeeded in 1325 and ruled until 1351.…
Timeline
- 1321–1325Delhi · DelhiHeld important military and administrative posts during his father Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq's reign, participating in campaigns such as the southern expedition against the Kakatiyas; succeeded smoothly after his father's death in 1325, laying the groundwork for later large-scale reforms.
- 1325–1330Delhi · DelhiAfter ascending the throne, he consolidated control over North India and the newly conquered southern territories, began implementing tax and currency experiments, and continued expanding toward South India and Malabar; his radical policies were already emerging at this stage.
Sources
- Muḥammad ibn Tughluq https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muhammad-ibn-Tughluq
- The Cambridge Economic History of India, Volume 1 — Tapan Raychaudhuri; Irfan Habib (1982)