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UPSC 1999: “The king was freed from his people and they from their king”. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
(a)Balban
(b)Ala-ud-din Khalji
(c)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(d)Feroze Shah Tughlaq
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Contemporary chronicler ʿAbd al-Qadir Badauni wrote that on Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s death in 1351 “the king was freed from his people and they from their king,” reflecting the misery caused by the sultan’s eccentric policies. The remark is not associated with Balban, Ala-ud-din Khalji or Firoz Shah Tughlaq, so option (c) is correct. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1999-solved-question-paper/))
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