INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The most important aspect of Sultan Firoz Tughluq’s constructive policy was the digging of canals and wells and the foundation of cities and the construction of colleges, mosques, hospitals, s, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -These hospitals were established by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. He constructed canal systems from the Yamuna to Hissar, Sutlej to the Ghaggar, Ghaggar to Firozabad, Mandvi, and Sirmour Hills to Hansi for the water supplies. These canals were known as the Raziwah canal, Ulugh Kahani canal, Firozabad canal, Khakkhara canal, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -He is said to have built more than 800 places of public importance. These included bridge, mosques, dams, palaces, public wells, pillars etc. He was so fond of architecture that he brought two pillars of Ashoka to his capital city of Delhi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Firoz banned all kinds of damages and torture. He levied Jizya on the Brahmins. He established hospitals (Dar-ul-shafa), Marriage Bureau, (Diwani-i-kherat), and an Employment Bureau. He also established Diwan-i-lstibqaq to give financial aid to the poor.

Detailed explanation-5: -Taxes imposed under Firoz Tughlaq Kharaj: a land tax equal to one-tenth of the land’s produce. Zakat: a 2.5 percent tax on property acquired by Muslims. Jaziya: a tax levied on non-Muslim subjects, particularly Hindus. Women and children, on the other hand, were exempt from the taxes.