Who appointed Ibn Battuta the qazi or judge of Delhi?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Ibn Battuta, a traveller from Morocco, reached Sind in 1333. He had heard of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, as a generous patron of arts and letters, and set off for Delhi. The Sultan was impressed by his scholarship and appointed him the qazi or judge of Delhi.
Ibn Battuta held the post for several years, fell out of favour and was thrown into prison, and was later restored to service. In 1342 the Sultan sent him to China as his envoy to the Mongol ruler.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.1 An early globe-trotter … Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind in 1333. He had heard about Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, and lured by his reputation as a generous patron of arts and letters, set off for Delhi, passing through Multan and Uch. The Sultan was impressed by his scholarship, and appointed him the qazi or judge of Delhi. He remained in that position for several years, until he fell out of favour and was thrown into prison. Once the misunderstanding between him and the Sultan was cleared, he was restored to imperial service, and was ordered in 1342 to proceed to China as the Sultan’s envoy to the Mongol ruler.…” |