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Question
Why is Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq called an ill-starred idealist?
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Solution
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq called an ill-starred idealist because:
- He was a great philosopher and mathematician.
- He was a great general but he lacked common sense and practical judgemnet.
- He was a Sunni Muslim but did not allow the ulemas to interfere in state affairs.
- Some historians argue that he was a man ahead of his time.
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