“The king was freed from his people and they from their king”. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?

1. Balban
2. Ala-ud-din Khalji
3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
4. Feroze Shah Tughlak

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• The remark “The king was freed from his people and they from their king” is attributed to Abdul Qadir Badauni on the death of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.

Answer: (c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlak