Afghans

cousin of Mahmud Tughlaq

not good at warfare but looked after people's welfare

opened colleges and places of learning near mosques

Jalaluddin Rumi: lecturer at his time

300 sanskrit works translated into Persian

canals system for better agriculture

150 wells dug, wheat, sugarcane and fruits grown

master builder like Shah Jehan

equalled to Roman emperor Augustus

5 towns, 30 palaces, 200 caravans, 100 bridges, 1200 gardens, 10 monumental pillars, 10 public baths

brought Asoka's pillar from Ferozabad to Ajmer

documentation of reign: Tarikh e Firoz Shahi

Biography: Fatuhat e Firoz Shahi

died at 80 and Tughlaq dynasty came to an end

Turk and Mongol lineage: born in 1335 at Kesh

became head of the Chughatai Turks

admired changez Khan and was never defeated

1398: attacked Delhi and defeated army of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughalaq

ransacked delhi for 3 days

left India plundered: took artisans to samarkand

Delhi broke up into many small states