The Successors of Firuz Shah, Son of Rajab The immediate successor of Firuz was his grandson, Tughluq Shah, who assumed the title of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah II. He soon fell a victim to a... Read more
Firuz’s building and gardening activities indirectly benefitted the people. He had a great passion for building new cities and renaming old ones. He himself says: ” Among the man... Read more
On his way back to Delhi, the Sultan halted for some time at Jaunpur, and then marched against Jajnagar (modern Orissa). The Rai of this place fled, on the approach of the Delhi troops, towa... Read more
Firuz Shah, Son of Rajab The sudden death of Muhammad bin Tughluq near Tattah threw his leaderless army, already embarrassed by the presence of women and children in the camp, into great con... Read more
The Delhi Sultanate was not absolutely free from external danger during this reign. In A.D. 1328-l329 the Chaghatai chief, Tarmashirin Khan, of Transoxiana invaded India. He ravaged the plai... Read more
Muhammad bin Tughluq’s decision to transfer the capital in 1327 from Delhi to Devagiri,renamed by him Daulatabad, was another ill-calculated step, which ultimately caused immense suffe... Read more
Muhammad bin Tughluq Prince Jauna declared himself as the Sultan three days after his father’s death in February-March, 1325, under the title of Muhammad bin Tughluq. Forty days later... Read more
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq THE dynasty of Ghazi Malik may be regarded as an indigenous one. His father came to Hindustan in the time of Balban and married a Jat girl of the Punjab. From a humble... Read more
