History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET January 2017 History
Ziauddin Barani records that in spite of a ban on wine, 'addicts, libertines and debauched people built bhattis in their houses and distilled wine and themselves consumed it and secretly sold it at higher costs.' In the above statement Barani is referring to which of the following Sultans who prohibited the consumption and sale of wine in his dominion?
ABalban
BAlauddin Khalji ✓ Correct
CMuhammad bin Tughluq
DFiroz Shah Tughluq
Correct answer: (B) Alauddin Khalji — Barani is referring to Alauddin Khalji, so the answer is Alauddin Khalji.
Explanation
★Barani is referring to Alauddin Khalji, so the answer is Alauddin Khalji.
★Alauddin prohibited the drinking and selling of wine in his territory.
★He studied the causes of revolts and issued four ordinances.
★In his third ordinance he banned wine, gambling and other such things.
★Yet, as Barani records, some people still made and sold wine in secret.
★So the Sultan referred to here is Alauddin Khalji.
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