Why did MBT consider Daulatabad a 'central' location?

It was roughly equidistant from the major imperial provinces of Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana, and the Malabar coast.

Tughluq Strategic Failures

UPSC Archival Analysis

Sultan Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq ordered the transfer of the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in 1326 to better control his southern territories.

Exam Year

2004

Evidence Source

UPSC Level

ID: HIS_MED_2004_92 Ref: Ibn Battuta, Rihla