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Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins ?
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- Ala-ud-din Khilji
- Firuz Tughluq
- Muhammad Tughluq
- Balban
- Ala-ud-din Khilji
Correct Option: B
Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351-88) supposedly the 'kindest' of the Delhi sultans was a zealous Muslim bigot who imposed Jizya upon the Brahmins and made it a separate tax. Jizya was levied on Hindus on the ground that it was not mentioned in Sharia.