Muhammad bin Tughlaq

E75075

Muslim ruler Sultan of Delhi historical figure

Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for his ambitious but often impractical administrative and economic reforms, including the failed experiment with token currency and the controversial transfer of the capital.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Muhammad bin Tughlaq canonical	14
Muhammad bin Tughluq	4
Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shah	1
Muhammad bin Tughlaq of Delhi	1
Tughlaq	1
reign of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547319 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, notableRuler, Muhammad bin Tughlaq]

A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty and a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power and initiating major architectural and administrative projects.
B. Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
C. Iltutmish
Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.
D. Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
E. Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Target entity description: Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for his ambitious but often impractical administrative and economic reforms, including the failed experiment with token currency and the controversial transfer of the capital.

A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty and a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power and initiating major architectural and administrative projects.
B. Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
C. Iltutmish
Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.
D. Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
E. Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Muslim ruler ⓘ Sultan of Delhi ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shah ⓘ linked to: Muhammad bin Tughlaq Muhammad bin Tughlaq of Delhi ⓘ linked to: Muhammad bin Tughlaq Muhammad bin Tughluq ⓘ linked to: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
capitalCity	Delhi ⓘ
capitalTransferResult	administrative difficulties ⓘ popular discontent ⓘ
century	14th century ⓘ
currencyExperimentResult	economic instability ⓘ widespread counterfeiting ⓘ
deathDate	1351 ⓘ
deathPlace	on campaign in Sindh region ⓘ
dynasty	Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ
father	Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ⓘ
fullName	Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
governedTerritory	Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
implementedPolicy	attempted campaigns towards Khurasan and Iraq ⓘ attempted expansion into the Deccan ⓘ experiments with agricultural taxation ⓘ forced migration of population from Delhi to Daulatabad ⓘ increased land revenue assessment in the Doab ⓘ introduction of token copper currency ⓘ
knownFor	ambitious administrative reforms ⓘ experiment with token currency ⓘ extensive military campaigns ⓘ harsh taxation policies ⓘ impractical economic experiments ⓘ transfer of the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad ⓘ
languageOfCourt	Persian ⓘ
notableEvent	introduction and withdrawal of token currency ⓘ mass relocation to Daulatabad ⓘ revenue experiments in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab ⓘ
orderedCapitalTransferTo	Daulatabad ⓘ linked to: Aurangabad
positionHeld	Sultan of Delhi ⓘ
predecessor	Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ⓘ
region	Indian subcontinent ⓘ linked to: South Asia
reignEnd	1351 ⓘ
reignStart	1325 ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
reputation	controversial administrator ⓘ visionary but impractical ruler ⓘ
successor	Firuz Shah Tughlaq ⓘ linked to: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
territorialExtent	northern India ⓘ parts of central India ⓘ parts of the Deccan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delhi Sultanate → notableRuler → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → successor → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → fatherOf → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → allegedAssassinationBy → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ

Muhammad bin Tughlaq → fullName → Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ

Muhammad bin Tughlaq → alsoKnownAs → Muhammad bin Tughluq ⓘ