45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001

Which of the following Sultan had the most number of slaves in his court?

aBalban
bAlauddin Khilji
cMuhammad-Bin-Tughluq
dFiroz Tughluq✓ Correct

Explanation

Firoz Tughlaq was very fond of slaves. During his time, the number of slaves possibly reached up to 180,000. For their supervision, a separate department (Diwan-i-Bandagan) was formed, and full attention was given to the education of the slaves.

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