Aziz & Aazam. Aziz is a character who is present throughout the play. He is a Muslim dhobi. He is
a shrewd man who deceives Tughlaq
.
Who is aazam in Tughlaq?
Aazam- He is
a close friend of Aziz and his partner
in the play. Both of them are vagabonds, and live mostly by robbery and deception. Aziz is undeniably the more cunning of the two.
Who was the important role of Tughlaq dynasty?
The Tughlaq dynasty (Ṭughlāq or Arabic script: طغلاق) also referred to as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty, was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin which ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India. Its reign started in 1320 in Delhi when
Ghazi Malik
assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq.
What is the significance of Daulatabad in the reign of Muhammad Tughlaq?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq himself had spent a
number of years as a prince on campaign in the southern states
during the reign of his father. Daulatabad was also situated at a central place so the administration of both the north and the south could be possible.
What did Tughlaq do?
As the Sultan of Delhi, he ruled over northern parts of the Indian subcontinent and the Deccan. After he moved his capital to Daulatabad, in 1329, Tughlaq
introduced representative or token money
. These were coins of copper and brass that could be exchanged for fixed amounts of gold and silver from the Delhi Sultanate.
How does the play Tughlaq end?
He takes several disguises (Brahmin, Tughlaq’s Officer, Holy man) and tries to rob money from others. However, in the last scene of the play,
he confesses but has lost his companion Aazam.
Which of the following is a major theme of the play Tughlaq?
Tughlaq, which was published in Kannada in 1964, is Girish Karnad’s second play. His first play, Yayati, was a self-consciously existentialist drama on the theme of
responsibility
. And those of us writing in the Kannada Navya movement of the time can still remember the excitement when we first read it in 1961.
Why did the Tughlaq dynasty decline?
Muhammad Tughluq
failed both in his foreign and internal policy
. … Muhammad Tughluq, thus, failed to protect and consolidate even that empire which he had inherited from his father. He bequeathed to Firuz a shrinking and bankrupt empire. Therefore, Muhammad Tughluq was largely responsible for the downfall of his dynasty.
How many slaves did Sultan Firuz Tughlaq have?
During his rule the government had supported
around 180,000 slaves
in Delhi, who turned miscreants after his death. Sultan died in 1388 amid sorrow and gloominess. Fatah Khan, the hope of his father had already died, his next son Zafar had also gone.
Who used token currency?
Complete answer:The token currency in India was introduced for the first time by
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq issued token money in 1330, after his unsuccessful expedition to Deogiri; that is, coins of brass and copper were minted whose worth was equivalent to that of coins of gold and silver.
Who is the most trusted minister of Tughlaq?
- 45 seconds. …
- 120 seconds. …
- 20 seconds. Tughlaq was also known by the name of…. …
- 10 seconds. What was Jiziya? …
- 20 seconds. Write down the time period of Tughlaq’s rule. …
- Who is the most trusted minister of Tughlaq? Zia-ud-din Barani. …
- When was the play first published? 1962. …
- Name the kind of allegory that this play is. answer.
Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq decide to introduce bronze and copper coins?
he decided so because
in his empire all the silver coin were not available as the prices were increase to much
so he introduced bronze and copper coin but the people started minting coins at homes and the design was so easy that they were easily made and the fake coins were used for trade and the idea was failed.
Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq decided to shift his capital to devagiri What was the result?
There were two reasons behind the transfer. Delhi was insecure on account of Mongol invasion. He cannot maintain a large army .
Devagiri was more centrally located so he can control both North and South
.
Do you think token currency was a good idea or a foolish idea?
Explanation: Token currency was an another experiment by Muhammad -bin -Tughluq . He introduced the token currency because there was a shortage of gold and silver . This you can say was a
foolish idea
as he issued copper coins in the same value of gold and silver .
Why did the shift to Daulatabad from Delhi fail?
There was
resentment
among the people as they did not want to shift from Delhi. As a 1,500 km journey was arduous, many people died on the way and the survivors were not able to adjust to the new conditions. … Instead of shifting only his government, he ordered the entire population of Delhi to move to Daulatabad.
Who changed the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
Under
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
, they had been forced at sword-point to shift from Delhi, the abode of kings from times memorial, to distant Daulatabad in the heart of today’s Maharashtra. Having made the difficult journey, they were then forced to move back a few years later when the Sultan changed his mind.
