Muhammad bin Tughlaq

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Muslim ruler Sultan of Delhi historical figure

Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for his ambitious but often impractical administrative and economic reforms, including the failed experiment with token currency and the controversial transfer of the capital.

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Label Occurrences
Muhammad bin Tughlaq canonical 14
Muhammad bin Tughluq 4
Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shah 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ruler ⓘ
Sultan of Delhi ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form: Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shah

Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form: Muhammad bin Tughlaq of Delhi

Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form: Muhammad bin Tughluq
capitalCity Delhi ⓘ
capitalTransferResult administrative difficulties ⓘ
popular discontent ⓘ
century 14th century ⓘ
currencyExperimentResult economic instability ⓘ
widespread counterfeiting ⓘ
deathDate 1351 ⓘ
deathPlace on campaign in Sindh region ⓘ
dynasty Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ
father Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ⓘ
fullName Muhammad bin Tughlaq self-link ⓘ
governedTerritory Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
implementedPolicy attempted campaigns towards Khurasan and Iraq ⓘ
attempted expansion into the Deccan ⓘ
experiments with agricultural taxation ⓘ
forced migration of population from Delhi to Daulatabad ⓘ
increased land revenue assessment in the Doab ⓘ
introduction of token copper currency ⓘ
knownFor ambitious administrative reforms ⓘ
experiment with token currency ⓘ
extensive military campaigns ⓘ
harsh taxation policies ⓘ
impractical economic experiments ⓘ
transfer of the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad ⓘ
languageOfCourt Persian ⓘ
notableEvent introduction and withdrawal of token currency ⓘ
mass relocation to Daulatabad ⓘ
revenue experiments in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab ⓘ
orderedCapitalTransferTo Aurangabad ⓘ
surface form: Daulatabad
positionHeld Sultan of Delhi ⓘ
predecessor Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
reignEnd 1351 ⓘ
reignStart 1325 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
reputation controversial administrator ⓘ
visionary but impractical ruler ⓘ
successor Firoz Shah Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
territorialExtent northern India ⓘ
parts of central India ⓘ
parts of the Deccan ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delhi Sultanate → notableRuler → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → successor → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → fatherOf → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → allegedAssassinationBy → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Muhammad bin Tughlaq → fullName → Muhammad bin Tughlaq self-link ⓘ
Muhammad bin Tughlaq → alsoKnownAs → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq → alsoKnownAs → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shah
Muhammad bin Tughlaq → alsoKnownAs → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad bin Tughlaq of Delhi
Firoz Shah Tughlaq → predecessor → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Tughlaq dynasty → notableRuler → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Tughlaq dynasty → currencyReformBy → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Ibn Battuta → servedUnder → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Daulatabad Fort → namedBy → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Daulatabad Fort → usedAsCapitalBy → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) → serviceUnder → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
subject surface form: Ibn Battuta
this entity surface form: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Girish Karnad → notableWork → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tughlaq
Jaunpur → namedAfter → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
Sultan of Delhi → notableHolder → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Ziauddin Barani → wroteAbout → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
this entity surface form: reign of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Jahanpanah city → builtBy → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
subject surface form: Jahanpanah
Jahanpanah city → constructionStartedUnder → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
subject surface form: Jahanpanah
Jahanpanah city → associatedWith → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
subject surface form: Jahanpanah