Firoz Shah Tughlaq

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
historical figure
gptkbp:birthYear 1309
gptkbp:built gptkb:Firoz_Shah_Kotla
gptkb:Firozabad_(city)
gptkb:Hauz_Khas_complex
gptkb:Jami_Masjid_(Delhi)
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Hauz_Khas,_Delhi
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Delhi
gptkbp:contemporaryOf gptkb:Ibn_Battuta
gptkbp:deathYear 1388
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Tughlaq_dynasty
gptkbp:era gptkb:Medieval_India
gptkbp:father gptkb:Rajab
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Firoz_Shah_Tughlaq
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Firoz Shah Tughlaq
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:urban_development
administrative reforms
building irrigation canals
establishing new towns
founding Fatehabad
founding Firoz Shah Kotla
founding Firozabad
founding Firozpur
founding Hissar
founding Jaunpur
promotion of Islamic law
restoration of old monuments
transferring Ashokan pillars to Delhi
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Bibi_Naila
gptkbp:notableFor public works
canal construction
patronage of scholars
restoration of Ashokan pillars
tax reforms
gptkbp:policy established hospitals
abolished many taxes
encouraged agriculture
established madrasas
imposed jizya on Brahmins
reduced harsh punishments
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Muhammad_bin_Tughlaq
gptkbp:reign 1351–1388
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ghiyas-ud-Din_Tughlaq_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4