How did Ghiyasuddin's revenue policy differ from Alauddin's?

He reduced the land revenue demand to one-tenth or one-eleventh and prohibited the practice of torturing officials for revenue collection.

Tughluq Irrigation Policy

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: With reference to digging canals for enriching agriculture, who among the following is given the credit of being the first ruler of 14th century?

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq is recognized as the first Sultan of the 14th century to initiate state-sponsored canal-digging projects for agricultural improvement.

Exam Year

2017

Evidence Source

UPSC Level

ID: HIS_MED_2017_46 Ref: Satish Chandra, Medieval India