First Warangal Assault
As Ulugh Khan, the future Muhammad bin Tughluq led an initial assault on Warangal that collapsed after disorder and rebellion spread through the Delhi army.
Role range: 1325-1351
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Muhammad bin Tughluq Biography and Timeline
Follow Muhammad bin Tughluq through 25 dated historical records for India.
Muhammad bin Tughluq, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1323
Kakatiya Dynasty Defeated
The capture of Warangal ended the rule of Kakatiya king Prataparudra and extended Delhi Sultanate authority into the eastern Deccan.
Role range: 1325-1351
Named Heir to Ghiyath al-Din
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq designated Muhammad bin Tughluq as his heir and secured recognition of the succession from leading ministers and nobles.
Role range: 1325-1351
Second Warangal Siege
Ulugh Khan returned to Warangal with reinforcements and successfully captured the Kakatiya capital after a renewed siege.
Role range: 1325-1351
1325
Succession
Muhammad bin Tughluq succeeds his father Ghiyasuddin and begins an ambitious reign marked by military campaigns and controversial administrative experiments.
Role range: 1325-1351
1327
Capital Transfer to Daulatabad
Muhammad bin Tughluq orders a major transfer of population and administrative attention from Delhi toward Daulatabad in the Deccan.
Role range: 1325-1351
1328
Rule Continues
Muhammad bin Tughluq continues ruling the Delhi Sultanate
Role range: 1325-1351
Doab Revenue Increase
Muhammad bin Tughluq increased revenue demands in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab, a policy that coincided with famine and contributed to widespread rural resistance.
Role range: 1325-1351
1329
Khurasan Expedition Planned
Muhammad bin Tughluq raised and paid a large army for a proposed invasion of Khurasan before abandoning the costly project as impractical.
Role range: 1325-1351
1330
Token Currency Experiment
Muhammad bin Tughluq introduces token copper currency intended to circulate at values comparable to precious-metal money, but counterfeiting undermines the experiment.
Role range: 1325-1351
1332
Doab Peasant Revolts
Severe revenue collection during famine contributed to peasant rebellion and abandonment of villages in parts of the Doab under Muhammad bin Tughluq.
Role range: 1325-1351
1333
Delhi Sultanate Rule
Muhammad bin Tughluq continues ruling the Delhi Sultanate
Role range: 1325-1351
Agricultural Relief Loans
Muhammad bin Tughluq introduced agricultural relief measures, including advances to cultivators for seed, cattle and the extension of cultivation.
Role range: 1325-1351
Diwan-i-Kohi
Muhammad bin Tughluq established the Diwan-i-Kohi to promote cultivation and bring additional land under direct agricultural development.
Role range: 1325-1351
1334
Ibn Battuta Appointed Qadi
Muhammad bin Tughluq appointed Ibn Battuta as a qadi in Delhi, where the traveller served for several years under the Sultan.
Role range: 1325-1351
Ibn Battuta Arrives
The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta reached Delhi and entered the court of Muhammad bin Tughluq during the height of the Sultanate's territorial power.
Role range: 1325-1351
Ma'bar Rebellion
Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan rebelled in Ma'bar during Muhammad bin Tughluq's reign, beginning the separation of the far south from Delhi's control.
Role range: 1325-1351
1335
Bidar Plague
While moving south to suppress rebellion, Muhammad bin Tughluq's forces suffered a severe plague outbreak near Bidar and the Sultan himself became ill.
Role range: 1325-1351
Capital Returned to Delhi
Muhammad bin Tughluq reversed the capital transfer and ordered a return to Delhi after the costly attempt to shift political life toward Daulatabad.
Role range: 1325-1351
Madurai Sultanate Emerges
The rebellion in Ma'bar developed into an independent Madurai Sultanate, marking a major loss of Delhi authority in southern India.
Role range: 1325-1351
1337
Qarachil Campaign
Muhammad bin Tughluq launched a campaign into the Himalayan region, where difficult terrain, disease and resistance caused heavy losses to his forces.
Role range: 1325-1351
1338
Bengal Breaks Away
Bengal moved beyond effective Delhi control during Muhammad bin Tughluq's reign as provincial rulers established increasingly independent authority.
Role range: 1325-1351
1342
Ibn Battuta China Embassy
Muhammad bin Tughluq selected Ibn Battuta to lead an embassy toward Yuan China, allowing the traveller to leave Delhi in 1342.
Role range: 1325-1351
1347
Bahmani Sultanate Founded
Rebellion in the Deccan culminated in the foundation of the Bahmani Sultanate, permanently reducing Muhammad bin Tughluq's control over the region.
Role range: 1325-1351
1351
Death near Thatta
Muhammad bin Tughluq died near Thatta in March 1351 while campaigning against rebellion in Sind, ending a reign marked by expansion, reform and repeated provincial revolts.
Role range: 1325-1351
Records, sources and methodology
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