Ulugh Khan (Muhammad bin Tughlaq)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ulugh_Khan_(Muhammad_bin_Tughlaq)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
historical figure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ulugh_Khan
gptkb:Muhammad_bin_Tughlaq
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Muhammad_bin_Tughlaq
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Delhi
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Thatta,_Sindh
gptkbp:capitalShiftedFrom gptkb:Delhi
gptkbp:capitalShiftedTo gptkb:Daulatabad
gptkbp:contemporaryOf gptkb:Ziauddin_Barani
gptkb:Ibn_Battuta
gptkbp:currencyReformYear c. 1329–1330
gptkbp:deathDate 1351
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Thatta,_Sindh
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Tughlaq_dynasty
gptkbp:education well-versed in logic, philosophy, mathematics, medicine
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ghiyasuddin_Tughlaq
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ulugh Khan (Muhammad bin Tughlaq)
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:award
eccentricity
cruelty
administrative experiments
gptkbp:languagesKnown gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Sanskrit
Turkish
gptkbp:legacy intellectual curiosity
controversial ruler
remembered for failed experiments
gptkbp:majorRebellion numerous regional revolts
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Khorasan
gptkb:South_India
gptkb:Deccan
Qarajal
gptkbp:notableEvent taxation in Doab
famine during his reign
failed expedition to China
mass migration to Daulatabad
gptkbp:notableFor introduction of token currency
ambitious but failed policies
shifting capital from Delhi to Daulatabad
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ghiyasuddin_Tughlaq
gptkbp:regionRuled gptkb:Delhi_Sultanate
gptkbp:reign 1325–1351
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:replacedBy introduction of brass and copper token coins
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Firuz_Shah_Tughlaq
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prataparudra_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7