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Question

The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was ordered by:

  1. Sultan Firoze Tughlaq
  2. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  3. Sultan Mubarak
  4. Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Answer:

Option D: Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq”.

In 1329 AD, Muhammad-bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to the more centrally located Devagiri in Maharashtra, which was renamed Daulatabad.