Why is Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq called an ill-starred idealist?

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Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq called an ill-starred idealist because: 

1. He was a great philosopher and mathematician.

2. He was a great general but he lacked common sense and practical judgemnet. 

3. He was a Sunni Muslim but did not allow the ulemas to interfere in state affairs. 

4. Some historians argue that he was a man ahead of his time.

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