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Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq

Type Figure Region Delhi Sultanate Time c. 1280–1325 Also known as Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq、غياث الدین تغلق

Founder of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in the early 14th century;…

Timeline

1321–1325Delhi · DelhiAfter proclaiming himself sultan in 1320, he consolidated central authority, reformed taxation and the military, and built the new city of Tughlaqabad; from 1321 to 1323 he sent Ulugh Khan on a southern campaign against the Kakatiyas, forcing Prataparudra II into submission; after his accidental death in 1325, he was succeeded by his son Muhammad bin Tughluq.

Sources

Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ghiyas-ud-Din-Tughluq
The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History — Peter Jackson (1999)