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Question
Why did Muhammad Tughlaq’s following scheme prove a failure?
An increase in taxation in the Doab.
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Solution
He increased the taxation in the Doab, the territory between rivers Ganga and Yamuna with a view to augment his resources. This scheme was defeated because of consecutive years of drought.
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