Question

Employment Bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital were estabilshed by which sultan of Delhi?
1. Firoz Tughlaq
2. Mohammad Tughlaq
3. Alauddin Khilji
4. Balban

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Firoz Tughlaq

The correct answer is Firoz Tughlaq.

• Firoz Shah Tuglaq was a Turkish leader who was born in 1309 and was in power in Delhi from 1351 to 1388.
• He was the third ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty after the death of Mohammad-bin Tughlaq.
• He established several hospitals portrayed differently as Darul-Shifa, Bimaristan, or Shifa Khana, in Delhi.
• He instituted economic policies to increase the material welfare of his people.
• He established the Employment Bureau, a charity bureau, and a charitable hospital.
• He provided money for the marriage of girls belonging to poor families.
• He died in 1388 and the Tughlaq dynasty could not continue much after his death.

• Mohammad Bin Tughlaq succeeded his father Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq and was one of the most controversial rulers in India History. He is referred to as the wise fool in Indian History.
• Alauddin Khilji was the second sultan of the Khilji dynasty of Delhi in India. He murdered his father-in-law and consolidated his power in Delhi.
• Balban was purchased as a slave by Iltutmish. He rose up the ranks quickly. After Nasir’s death, Balban declared himself the Sultan.