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Option 4 : Firoz Shah Tughlaq
The correct answer is Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
- Mahendra Suri was an astronomer in the court of Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
- He wrote the first Sanskrit treatise on the astrolabe, the Yantraraja in 1370.
- His evidence is found in Himsarapirojavada which is inhabited by king Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
- Also at the place the Hissar palace at Firozabad, near Delhi, in 1354.
- His works are famous both in Persian and Sanskrit by names of thirty-two stars.
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351 - 1388):
- He was the third ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty that ruled over Delhi from 1320 to 1412 AD.
- He was a cousin of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq and was offered the crown by the nobles.
- Made 'Iqta system' hereditary.
- Wrote the autobiography "Futuhat-i-Firogshahi".
- Diwan-i-Khairat was the special creation of Firoz for helping the poor Muslim parents in the marriage of their daughters.
- It was in charge of Sayyid Amir Miran.
- The department Diwan-I-Bandgan was also a new creation of Firuz which administered the affairs of the slaves.
- The important canals which were excavated were the following- The Rajiwah, Ulughkhani, Firuzabad canal, Khakkhar, etc.
- Firoz Shah imposed Jizya upon the Brahmanas made Jaziya a separate tax.
- Abdicated the throne in favour of Muhammad Khan.
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