Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the 'mixture of opposites'?

A Balban
B Alauddin Khalji
C Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D Ibrahim Lodi

Correct Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Historians have used various epithets while estimating Muhammad Tughlaq. Barani and Ibn-Batuta, his contemporaries found him a ‘complex person’, a ‘mixture of opposites.’ He had virtues and vices of extreme intensity. While he was generous, humble and kind, He was very narrow- minded, stubborn and most cruel. He gave gifts to all those whom he liked, he put to death who opposed him.
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