Question

Who amongst the following established "Diwan-e-Amirkohi" during Delhi Sultanate?
1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Feroz Tughlaq
3. Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
4. Iltutmish

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Mohd. Bin Tughlaq

The correct answer is Mohd. Bin Tughlaq.

• "Diwan-e-Amirkohi" was the Department of agriculture introduced by Muhammad bin Tughluq.
• Muhammad Bin Tughlaq is known as a “Man of Ideas” and can be said one of the most striking sultans of medieval India.
• Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq succeeded his father, Ghyasuddin Tughlaq, and extended the kingdom beyond India, into Central Asia.
• He is known for the idea of a Central Capital and experiments with a nominal token Currency.
• His Five Disastrous Projects are
  • Taxation in the Doab.
  • Transfer of Capital.
  • Khurasan Expedition.
  • Karachi Expedition.
  • Introduction of Token Currency.
• He died in Thatta while battling in Sindh against Taghi, a Turkish slave.

• Alauddin Khilji
  • He was the greatest ruler of the Khilji dynasty (second sultan) and was the first Muslim ruler to extend his empire right up to the extreme South of India.
  • He liked to call himself ‘The Second Alexander’. He took the title ‘Sikander-i-Sani’.
  • He was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who did not ask for Mansur (letter of investiture) from the Caliph but called himself the deputy of the Caliph.
  • Alauddin Khilji is said to have been poisoned by Malik Kafur.
• Feroz Tughlaq
  • He was the third ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty after the death of Mohammad-bin Tughlaq.
  • He imposed Jizya tax on all non-Muslims and did not even exempt Brahmins and beggers as done by his predecessors.
  • He built Feroz Shah Kotla (Kotla means fortress), peppered Delhi with gardens, constructed canals, hunting lodges, and repaired Qutub Minar, Hauz Khas (royal tank), and Surajkund (lake of the Sun).
• Iltutmish:
  • He is known as “slave of a slave”.
  • He was the slave and the successor of Qutubbuddin Aibak.
  • He launched the silver tanka and the copper Jital as the regular currency.
  • Iltutmish started the system of Iqtadari.
  • Chahalgani or chalisa was formed by Iltutmish.
  • He was the first to make Delhi the capital.

• "Diwan-i-Bandagan" was the Department of Slaves introduced by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
• "Diwan-i-Mustakhraj" was the Department of arrears introduced by Alauddin Khilji.