alleryWho defeated Khusrau Khan and started the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320?
AGhazi Malik
BAla ud-Din
CJuna Khan
DFiruz Shah
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ghazi Malik
1. Khusrau Khan reigned only a few months.
2. Ghazi Malik defeated him and took power in 1320, taking the title Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq.
3. Juna Khan and Firuz Shah ruled later, and Ala ud-Din was already dead.
_Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Khalji dynasty_
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