Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Diwan-i-Khairat
The correct answer is Diwan-i-Khairat. - Firoz Shah Tughlaq:
- He was the third ruler of Tughlaq dynasty that ruled over Delhi from 1351 to 1388 AD.
- He established the Diwan-i-Khairat --to take care of orphans and widows.
- He established the Diwan-i-Bundagan -- department of a slave.
- He is known to establish four new towns, Firozabad, Fatehabad, Jaunpur and Hissar.
- He appointed Khan-i-Jahan Maqbal, a Telugu Brahmin convert as wazir (prime minister).
- The wazir helped the Sultan in his administration and maintained the prestige of the Sultanate during this period.
- Free hospitals and marriage bureaus for poor Muslims were also established. Firoz patronized scholars like Barani and Afif.
- He also developed royal factories called karkhanas in which thousands of slaves were employed.
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