The Begumpuri mosque, built during the reign of ______, was the main mosque of Jahanpanah, his new capital in Delhi.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Muhammad Tughluq.

Key Points

Muhammad Tughluq had the Begumpuri mosque constructed as the primary mosque for Jahanpanah, the "Sanctuary of the World," his new city in Delhi.
One of the biggest mosques in the city is called Begampuri Masjid, and it is situated close to Aurobindo Ashram on Sri Aurobindo road in Begampur, close to Delhi.
Khan-i-Jahan, the son of Muqbal Khan, the Prime Minister of Firuz Shah, constructed it in the 12th century.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1325–51), the Delhi Sultan, founded the fourth mediaeval city of Delhi in the years 1326-1327.

Important Points

From February 1325 until his death, Muhammad ibn Tughlaq served as the Delhi Sultanate's eighteenth ruler.
He was Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq's (the Tughlaq dynasty's founder) eldest son.
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, who ruled the Sultanate of Delhi from 1320 to 1325, was the founder of the Tughluq dynasty in India.
Tughluqabad was the city he founded.
The ninth ruler of Delhi's Mamluk dynasty was Ghiyas ud din Balban.
The Ghurid monarch Muhammad Ghori's general was Qutb ud-Din Aibak.