Who among the following established a new department of agriculture known as “Diwan-i-Kohi"?
Who among the following established a new department of agriculture known as “Diwan-i-Kohi"? Correct Answer Mohammad bin Tughlaq
The Correct Answer is Option 1 i.e Mohammad bin Tughlaq.
- Mohammad bin Tughlaq (1325-1351):
- He shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogir and renamed it as Daulatabad.
- Daulatabad is situated in Maharashtra.
- He built a road from Delhi to Deogir and also set up rest houses for the people.
- He introduced bronze coins or Jittal of the same value as Silver coins (Tanka).
- He established a new department of agriculture known as “Diwan-i-Kohi".
- He also provided agricultural loan “Takavi” to the farmers.
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq:
- He was the third ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty that ruled over Delhi from 1351 to 1388 AD.
- He established the Diwan-i-Khairat -- office for charity
- He established the Diwan-i-Bundagan -- department of slave
- He is known to establish four new towns, Firozabad, Fatehabad, Jaunpur and Hissar
- Iltutmish (1211-1236):
- He succeeded to the throne after Qutub-ud-din-Aibak.
- He was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, belonging to the Mamluk dynasty.
- He constituted a corp of forty loyal slave Amirs known as Turkan-i-Chihalgani also called Chalisa.
- He introduced the silver coin (tanka) and cooper coin (Jittal).
- He made Delhi the capital in place of Lahore.
- Firoz Shah Bahmani (1397-1422):
- He was the most remarkable ruler of the Bahmani kingdom.
- He built an observatory near Daulatabad.
- He inducted Hindus in the administration on a large scale.
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