Who among the following traveller was appointed as qazi of Delhi by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta, the traveller from Morocco, reached Sind in 1333 and set off for Delhi, drawn by the reputation of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq as a generous patron of arts and letters. The Sultan was impressed by his scholarship and appointed him the qazi or judge of Delhi. He held the post for several years until he fell out of favour and was thrown into prison; later he was restored and sent to China in 1342 as the Sultan’s 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.…” |