Muhammad Tughlaq's agricultural reforms, including the establishment of a separate department (Diwan-i-Amir Kohi) and the provision of Sondhar loans, aimed at improving agricultural output, though they met with limited success during his reign.
The scheme of extending agricultural loans Sondhar was introduced by
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2017 · Topic: Tughluq Dynasty (Muhammad bin Tughluq: Administrative Experiments (Transfer of Capital, Token Currency, Doab Taxation))
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- Identify the correct order of events of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq.
- - Taxation of the Doab: This occurred early in his reign, around 1326-1327, and was a significant administrative misstep contributing to distress and rebellion. - Transfer of capital: He ordered the transfer of the capital from Delhi to Devagiri (renamed Daulatabad) in 1327. - Reform of Token currency: The experiment with introducing bronze/ copper token currency equivalent to silver tanka was launched around 1329-1330. This experiment failed disastrously. - Conquest of Nagarkot: The expedition to capture the Kangra Fort (Nagarkot) took place around 1337-1338. - The chronological order is thus: Taxation of the Doab (1326-27), Transfer of Capital (1327), Reform of Token currency (1329-30), Conquest of Nagarkot (1337-38). 34. Which one among the following was/were the motive/motives behind Muhammad Bin Tughlaq's transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad ? 1. The shift to Daulatabad would give him a chance to establish control over Deccan and Gujarat 2. It would provide access to the Western and Southern ports 3. It would protect him from direct Mongol invasion from the North-Western frontier Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- The Delhi Sultan who transferred the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (Devagiri) was
- Which Sultan of Delhi established separate Agriculture department which planned the rotation of crops ?
- For the first time, the token currency in India was introduced by—
- Which new department was started by Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq for the development of agriculture ?
- Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari. Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.
- The capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was shifted by