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Form an estimate of the personality of Firoz Shah Tughlaq with special reference to his religious policy and public works

  • UPSC 2000
  • The Fourteenth Century

Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388), chosen by the nobility after Muhammad bin Tughlaq's chaotic reign ended at Thatta, presents one of the most internally divided personalities among Delhi's Sultans. He consciously styled himself a restorer of benevolent, welfare-oriented kingship in the mould of Jalaluddin Khalji, yet the same reign produced acts of religious bigotry that sit…

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  • Religious Policy: Orthodox Revivalism After Ideological Upheaval
  • Public Works: The Reign's Most Durable Legacy
  • An Estimate

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