Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Ghazi Malik was the founder of the Turkic Muslim Tughluq dynasty in India.
  2. Ghiyas-ud-Din was succeeded by his son Muhammad bin Tughluq.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these

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Explanation

Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq, real name Ghazi Malik (died in February 1325), was the founder and the first ruler of the Turkic Muslim Tughluq dynasty in India, who reigned over Sultanate of Delhi (1320 - 1325). Muhammad Shah Tughluq was the title conferred on Ghazi Malik by his son Fakhr Malik. Ghiyas-ud-Din was succeeded by his son Muhammad bin Tughluq.