The Delhi Sultans Online Quiz

Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, not the Lodi dynasty. Bahlul Lodi was the founder of the Lodi dynasty.

Garrison towns were fortified settlements where soldiers lived. They were essential for the Delhi Sultans to control the hinterlands.

The first set of campaigns by the Delhi Sultans focused on the internal frontier, which involved clearing forests and consolidating control over the Ganga-Yamuna doab.

Muhammad bin Tughlaq planned a massive expedition to conquer Transoxiana, a region in Central Asia, though the campaign was never executed.

Sher Shah Sur was not a prince; he was a local Afghan noble who served under the governor of Bihar before rising to power.

By 1526, Jaunpur, Bengal, and Malwa were independent regional kingdoms. Pune was not an independent state or kingdom during this period.

Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency made of cheap metals, like brass or copper, to replace gold and silver coins during a period of economic strain.

Alauddin Khalji implemented strict agrarian reforms and raised the land revenue tax to 50 percent of the total produce to maintain his large standing army.

Muhammad bin Tughlaq ordered the residents of Delhi (Dehli-i-Kuhna) to move to Daulatabad in the Deccan as part of his capital shift project.

During the reign of Alauddin Khalji, the Mongol invasions were frequent, and Delhi faced two major attacks that necessitated his defensive military reforms.