The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoirs, was:
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A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firuz Tughluq
Answer: Firuz Tughluq
Option d is the correct answer.
Futuhat-e-firozshahi is a 32-page memoir composed by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a Tughlaq dynasty Muslim ruler of Turkic origin who ruled over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.
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Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351-1388):
He was of Turko-Indian origins as his mother was a Hindu princess..
He followed the advice of Ulemas (religious clerics) in administration and imposed Sharia rule strictly throughout the realm.
He imposed Jizya (Protection tax) on non-Muslims.
He established a new town called Firozabad which was the 5th city of Delhi, which is now known as Firozshah Kotla.
He repaired the Qutub Minar which was struck by lightning.