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UPSC 2004: Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
(a)Firoj Shah Tughlaq
(b)Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Shah II
(c)Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
(d)Nasrat Shah
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah II (1394 – 1413 CE) was the last sovereign of the Tughlaq dynasty; after his death the Sayyid dynasty under Khizr Khan took Delhi. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq II, Firoz Shah and others ruled earlier, while “Nasrat Shah” was only a rival claimant and never the final ruler. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Shah_II?utm_source=openai))
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