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Q: Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the rulers of the Tughlaq dynasty, who ruled Delhi from the year 1320 to 1414?
  • A. Muhammad Tughlaq, Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  • B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Muhammad Tughlaq
  • C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Muhammad Tughlaq, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  • D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, Muhammad Tughlaq, Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Correct Answer: Option D - The correct chronological order of rulers in the Tughlaq dynasty, which ruled Delhi from 1320 to 1414, is as follows: Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (1320–1325) Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325–1351) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq II (1388–1389) Abu Baker Tughlaq (1389) Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah Tughlaq (1390–1394) Mahmud Tughlaq (1394–1412) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq (1412–1413) Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah Tughlaq (1413–1414) Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290) Khalji dynasty (1290–1320) Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414) Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451) Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)
D. The correct chronological order of rulers in the Tughlaq dynasty, which ruled Delhi from 1320 to 1414, is as follows: Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (1320–1325) Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325–1351) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq II (1388–1389) Abu Baker Tughlaq (1389) Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah Tughlaq (1390–1394) Mahmud Tughlaq (1394–1412) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq (1412–1413) Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah Tughlaq (1413–1414) Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290) Khalji dynasty (1290–1320) Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414) Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451) Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)

Explanations:

The correct chronological order of rulers in the Tughlaq dynasty, which ruled Delhi from 1320 to 1414, is as follows: Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (1320–1325) Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325–1351) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq II (1388–1389) Abu Baker Tughlaq (1389) Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah Tughlaq (1390–1394) Mahmud Tughlaq (1394–1412) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq (1412–1413) Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah Tughlaq (1413–1414) Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290) Khalji dynasty (1290–1320) Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414) Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451) Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)