Which of the following rulers issued copper coins named as Jittal?

A : Mohammad bin Tughlaq
B : Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C : Iltutmish
D : Quli Qutub Shah
General Knowledge
Medieval History
Delhi Sultanate
Answer
Option 3 : Iltutmish
Explanation

The correct answer is Iltutmish​.

Key Points

  • Iltutmish (1211-1236):
    • He succeeded to the throne after Qutub-ud-din-Aibak.
    • He was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, belonging to the Mamluk dynasty.
    • He constituted corp of forty loyal slave Amirs known as Turkan-i-Chihalgani also called Chalisa.
    • He introduced the silver coin (tanka) and cooper coin (jittal).
    • He made Delhi the capital in place of Lahore.​

Additional Information

  • 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 - office for charity
    • He established the Diwan-i-Bundagan -- department of 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.
  • Mohammad bin Tughlaq (1325-1351):
    • He shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogir and renamed it as Daulatabad.
    • Daulatabad is situated in Maharashtra. 
    • He built a road from Delhi to Deogir and also set up rest houses for the people.
    • He introduced bronze coins of the same value as Silver coins.
    • He established a new department of agriculture known as “Diwan-i-Kohi".
    • He also provided agricultural loan “Takavi” to the farmers.
  • Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah (1580-1612):
    • He was the fifth sultan of the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golkonda
    • He founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centrepiece, the Charminar. 
    • He founded the city of Hyderabad and named it as Bhagyanagar after his Hindu mistress Bhagamati.​