A hyper masculine head of state suddenly declares one morning that he’s cancelling the current currency and from now on, a new system will be rolled out. The subjects are aghast. They were given no ...

When Fakhr Malik aka Jauna Khan aka Muhammad bin Tughlaq passed into history on 20 March 1351 after a 26-year reign, his subjects heaved a sigh of relief. For two-and-a-half decades, they had been at ...

After BJP leader and former minister Sham Lal Sharma stirred a controversy by calling for a separate state for the Jammu ...

Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the Turkic sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. He was born in Kotla Tolay Khan in Multan, Pakistan and was the eldest son of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq. As a young man Muhammad was ...

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was a study in contradiction. There was much about him that was laudable given that he was a scholar as well as a visionary and it is clear that he was well – intentioned which is ...

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq is known as one of the most interesting sultans of Delhi Sultanate. He was intelligent, had a good knowledge of mathematics and science and was very much fond of Persian poetry.

Since 8 November, Tughlaq has been in the news again. Demonetization has revived memories of a time when Muhammad bin Tughlaq (ruled 1324-51) issued a new coinage and brought the economy to its knees.

The two young men stood in silence on the terrace, oblivious to the splendour of the setting sun, which was discarding its golden rays like a gorgeous woman undressing at leisure as the sky blushed ...

Anuja Chandramouli’s latest fiction is about sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq, who, according to her, was terribly misunderstood by historians. Anuja Chandramouli begins the interview saying that she has ...

LAHORE, Sept 25: Bay mare, Native Force, put up a much improved performance , going to the front over a furlong to race and win the Muhammad Tughlaq Cup run over 1200 metres during the Lahore Winter ...

Anuja Chandramouli begins the interview saying that she has always been a history buff. Then, with a chuckle, she adds, “Which is why, though I have a track record for dozing with my eyes open during ...