Q. Consider the following statements with respect to Firuz Shah Tughlaq:

1. During his rule, Jizyah became a separate tax.
2. During his rule, a large number of books on music, medicine and mathematics were translated from Sanskrit to Persian.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Firuz Shah Tughlaq, succeeding Muhammad bin Tughlaq, made efforts to appease theologians. He patronised theologians and sought to eliminate practices deemed un-Islamic. During his reign, Jizyah became a separate tax, making statement 1 correct. Despite his religious policies, he advocated for translation of Hindu religious works from Sanskrit to Persian, wanting to better understand Hindu traditions. Hence, Sanskrit works including those on medicine, music, and mathematics were translated during his rule, making statement 2 accurate as well.

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