- The quote is attributed to the historian Badauni. - It refers to a king whose reign was characterized by policies that alienated him from his subjects. - Muhammad-bin-Tughluq's reign fits this description due to his controversial administrative and economic experiments.
“The king was freed from his people and they from their king”. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1999 · Topic: Tughluq Dynasty (Muhammad bin Tughluq: Character, Vision, and Controversial Policies)
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