•   He was the eldest son of Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq, the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty.

•   He was sent by his father to the Deccan to campaign against king Prataparudra of the Kakatiya dynasty whose capital was at Warangal in 1321.

•   He ascended the throne in 1325 AD, after his father’s death..

•   He is said to have ordered the massacre of all the inhabitants of the Hindu city of Kannauj.

•   He is also known for wild policy swings, for example, he also decided to transfer his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad), which are 600 miles apart, then ordered the people to move back to Delhi.

•   There were two reasons behind this step:-

1.  The centralised location of Daulatabad.

2.  The threat of Mongol raid on Delhi.

•   Very soon he realised that it was difficult to keep an eye on northern frontiers from the new capital so he issued orders to reshift his capital to Delhi.

•   Ibn Battuta, the famous traveler and jurist from Morocco, was a guest at his court and wrote about his suzerainty in his book.