Timur invaded India during whose reign?

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  1. Akbar
  2. Alauddin Khilji
  3. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  4. Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq

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Option 4 : Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
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The Correct Answer is ​Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq.Key Points

  • Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty.
  • It was during the reign of him Timur invaded India in 1398 A.D.
  • He crossed Indus and captured Multan, and just walked over to Delhi without much resistance.

Important Points

Akbar

  • Akbar was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.
  • Akbar was crowned at the age of fourteen.
  • Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India.

Alauddin Khilji

  • Ala-ud-din Khalji ruled from 1296–1316.
  • Alauddin was a nephew and a son-in-law of his predecessor Jalaluddin.
  • Ala-ud-din was the first Sultan to pay his soldiers in cash rather than give them a share of the booty.

Feroz Shah Tughlaq

  • Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.
  • He established Sharia across his realm.
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