Who among the following rulers appointed Ladha and Pira, two gardeners to high administrative post?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Muhammad Tughluq.
- Sultan Muhammad Tughluq appointed Aziz Khummar, a wine distiller, Firuz Hajjam, a barber, Mank a Tabbakh, a cook, and two gardeners, Ladha and Pira, to high administrative posts.
- Ziyauddin Barani, a midfourteenth century-chronicler, reported their appointments as a sign of the Sultan’s loss of political judgement and his incapacity to rule