Medieval History PYQ 29 of 123 · Sultanate Dynasties & Vijayanagara · Tughluq Dynasty

Which of the following Sultan had the most number of slaves in his court?

  1. ABalban
  2. BAlauddin Khilji
  3. CMuhammad-Bin-Tughluq
  4. DFiroz Tughluq

45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001

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Correct answer: (d) Firoz Tughluq

Explanation

Firoz Tughlaq was very fond of slaves. During his time, the number of slaves possibly reached up to 180,000. For their supervision, a separate department (Diwan-i-Bandagan) was formed, and full attention was given to the education of the slaves.

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