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Who did the first great political experiment was the transfer of capital from Delhi to Devgiri which was rechristened “Daulatabad"

  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  2. Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

  3. Firuz Shah Tughluq

  4. Muhammad Shah II
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq's decision to shift the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (Devgiri) in 1327 CE was one of medieval India's most controversial political experiments. The forced migration caused immense suffering and economic loss, and the capital was eventually moved back to Delhi, demonstrating the ruler's ambitious but impractical administrative policies.

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