Question

The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of
a. Alauddin Khilji
b. Qutubuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
c. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
d. Firuz Tughlaq

Answer 1

Hint: Delhi sultanate or the slave dynasty was a Muslim sultanate which ruled the Indian subcontinent from 13th to 16th century. The Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206 by Qutub ud din Aibak.

Complete answer: - The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical extents under the rule of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.
 - The Tughlaq dynasty reached its zenith between 1330 and 1335 when Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the ruler of the dynasty.
 - He succeeded his father in 1325 and ruled till his death in 1351.
By the end of Muhammad Tughluq’s rule, the Delhi Sultanate military had covered a large part of India. They had defeated enemy armies and captured cities. The Sultanate collected taxes from the peasantry and common people.
Even though Delhi sultanate reached its epitome under him there were still a lot of problems in his administrative system.
Muhammad Tughluq’s administrative decisions were an enormous failure. His campaign into Kashmir was extremely unsuccessful and that is when he then gave up his dream to attack Transoxiana and dissolve his large military. His administrative decisions created lots of complications. The shifting of citizens to Daulatabad to make their hometown a garrison town was extremely resented. The raising of taxes and famine within the Ganga-Yamuna belt led to very large rebellions. And finally, the “token” currency which he had introduced had to be called back.
Therefore, Option c is correct.

Note: The Delhi Sultanate is named the slave dynasty because, the military general of Muhammad of Ghori, Qutub ud din Aibak became the ruler of Delhi sultanate after the Ghurid ruler and his army occupied Delhi, and in the Ghurid culture the military commanders were the “slaves” of the king. Therefore, it is called the slave dynasty.