INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ESTABLISHED

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jaunpur was established by?
A
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B
Balban
C
Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
D
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jaunpur, historically known as Sultan, has its historical dates from 1359 when the city was founded by the Sultan of Delhi Feroz Shah Tughlaq and named in memory of his cousin, Muhammad bin Tughluq, the whose given name was Jauna Khan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Firoz Shah Tughlaq worked majorly for development of infrastructure in his kingdom. He built schools, hospitals, river canals, reservoirs, rest houses among other things. He also repaired the Qutub Minar which had been damaged by an earthquake.

Detailed explanation-3: -Firoz Shah Tughlaq: Achievements He is known to have established four new towns-Firozabad, Fatebabad, Jaunpur and Hissar. He imposed Jaziya on the Brahmins for the first time. He established several hospitals calling them as Darul-Shifa, Bimaristan or Shifa Khana, in Delhi.

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