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Alauddin khalji Muhammad Tughluq During his reign, the Mongols attacked twice. To defend his empire, Alauddin had to raise a large stranding army. He defeated the Mongol army and then he planned an attack on the Mongols, for this he raised a large standing army. To accommodate his soldiers, he constructed a town called siri. He ordered the entire population to shift to Daulatabad. The soldiers were stationed in Delhi This caused great misery to the people. The soldiers were paid salaries in cash. This was bound to lead to inflation. To control inflation, the prices of all essential commodities was fixed. Strict action was taken against merchants who sold at higher Perices. The soldiers were paid in case However he did not control the prices in the market. He introduced the currency of copper and brass coins in place of gold and silver coins. However, the Sultan could not take any steps to check forgery. As a result foreign trade suffered. The state treasury was their taxes in the forged currency The Doab region was taxed at 50% of the produce in order to bear the additional burden of feeding the soldiers. He levied extra taxes in the doab region Unfortunately, the very same year, this fertile region suffered a famine. The discontent among the peasants led to the eventual withdrawal of his order. However, it was too late. The damage was already done. Agriculture suffered extensively The measures taken were very successful His measures were a complete failure. He had to disband his army. The people were shifted back to Delhi from Daultabad. The Sultan decided to withdraw the copper coins and. The royal treasury suffered immense losses and it ruined the economy. The peasants in the Doab were discontented and agriculture suffered immensely His unsuccessful experiments made him quite detested. Poor administration in his empire led to internal aggression and revolts. This weakened his empire
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