INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Adilabad fort and the city of Jahanpanah was built by?
A
Alauddin Khalji
B
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C
Muhammad bin Tughluq
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To address the constant threat of the Mongols, Tughlaq built the fortified city of Jahanpanah (meaning in Persian: “Refuge of the World") subsuming the Adilabad fort that had been built in the 14th century and also all the establishments lying between Qila Rai Pithora and Siri Fort .

Detailed explanation-2: -Mohammed bin Tughlaq, constructed the city of Jahanpanah and Adilabad Fort. Adilabad Fort is referred to by historians as the fourth fort of Delhi, in the footsteps of famous contemporaries like Red Fort, Old Fort and the adjacent Tughlaqabad.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tughluq gave the order to relocate his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad, also known as Devagiri, in the Deccan area of India, which is now Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-4: -Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq built a new city called Jahanpanah, which translates to “Refuge of the World” outside Siri.

Detailed explanation-5: -The small 14th-century fort of Adilabad, built as an outpost for the city of Delhi, worked out as the central citadel for this new fortification. In comparison to its predecessor the mammoth Tughlaqabad Fort, Adilabad is a dwarf as far as stonework is considered.

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