Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

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Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (Persian: غیاث الدین تغلق) (real name Ghazi Malik; died in 1325), founder and first ruler (1320–25) of the Turkish Muslim Tughluq dynasty in India. He has been the founder of the third city of Delhi called Tughluqabad. He was a son of a Turkish father and an Indian mother. He was an efficient administrator and a capable military commander. He introduced a number of reforms for his welfare of his subjects and suppressed revolts in distant provinces. He restored peace and stability in the Delhi Sultanate. Ghiyath al-Din rose against rule of Khusraw Khan(who killed Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah, the last ruler of the Khilji dynasty). Ghiyath al-Din was succeeded by his son Muhammad bin Tughluq. It is said that Muhammed Bin Tughlaq erected a splendid pavilion to welcome his father from a military campaign.However the pavilion was designed to collapse when struck by elephants in a parade. Ghiyath al-din was killed and his son suceeeded him.

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• "Atlas of World History", General Editor Prof. Jeremy Black Dorling Kindersley Publishing
• "Futuh-us-Salatin" by Isami, edited by Agha Mahdi Husain and was also published from Aligarh in three volumes (1967-77 ce)

Oxford University Press.[1]

Preceded by Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah	Sultan of Delhi 1320–1325	Succeeded by Muhammad bin Tughluq
Preceded by None	Tughluq dynasty 1320–1325