HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Who among the following shifted the pillars from Topra and Meerut to New Delhi?
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Ghayasuddin Tughlaq
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Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
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Ferozshah Tughlag
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None of them
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Two Pillar Edicts, one from Topra and the other one from Meerut were shifted to Delhi by Feroz Shah Tughlaq of the Tughlaq dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -This Ashokan Pillar which is about 2, 500 years old and was installed as one of the Edicts during the reign of Emperor Ashok is located on the ridge road, just in front of Hindu Rao Hospital and is quite near to Mutiny Memorial.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though the Iron Pillar and Qutb Minar are located around 15-20 meters apart, in terms of history, they cover a time of around 900 years. Between them and the site they cover, they narrate the tale of transition from Rajput kingdoms to the Delhi Sultanate and also emergence of Delhi as a capital city.
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