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5. Firoz Shah Tughluq led two campaigns to Bengal, raided Odisha and Nagarkot and also led
a campaign to lower Sindh. ________

C. Match the following:
A B
1. Aibak a. Female Sultan of Delhi
2. Alauddin Khalji b. Shifted capital to Daulatabad
3. Razia c. Beginning of the disintegration of the empire

4. Muhammad bin Tughluq d. Introduced market reforms
5. Firoz Shah Tughluq e. Founder of Slave dynasty
D. Answer the following questions in short:

1. Write a short note on the military organisation of the Sultanate.
2. How did Balban assert his position as the sultan?
3. Who was Razia Sultana? How was her administration?
4. Write a short note on the Khalji dynasty.
5. What caused the disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate?

E. Answer the following questions in detail:
1. What were the similarities in the administration of Muhammad bin Tughluq and Alauddin Khalji?
2. Do you think the token currency was a good idea?

HOTS (Critical Thinking)
Who do you feel was the weakest of all the sultans that you read about in this chapter? Why?

Skill Based Questions

A. In this chapter, you have read about Muhammad bin Tughluq. He was a brilliant ruler who brought about many
changes, but most of them failed. Why? Is it enough to just be clever and brilliant or do we also need to be
practical while planning out things? (Problem Solving)
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B. Write a diary entry on behalf of Raziya Sultana, lamenting the difficulties she faced in proving herself an able
ruler. (Creative Skill)
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Learning by Doing Experiential Learning
Imagine that you are Raziya Sultan, facing a lot of opposition from various sections in the nobility. Write a diary entry
reflecting her state of mind over the partial and uncooperative attitude of the nobles in the court.

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