Talk:Muhammad bin Tughluq

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I removed the sentence: "Kabir Khan, played by Shahrukh Khan, is referred as Muhammad bin Tughlaq, by a female hockey player in Chak De India, a Bollywood film released in 2007." as it is trivia unrelated to the topic of the article. Trivia must be related to the topic of the article, not just incidental. --Bejnar (talk) 17:55, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I don't see any note about his expedition to China, where he served heavy losses in the mountain ranges of Himalaya...somewhere in KuluBmayuresh (talk) 04:37, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Firuz Shah Tughluq was the son of Sipahsalar Rajab, who was the younger brother of Ghazi Malik (Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq). Ghazi Malik was father of Muhammad bin Tughluq. Thus they were cousins, even though Muhammad bin Tughluq was considerable older. --Bejnar (talk) 14:56, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The section which claims he moved the capital from Delhi to "Devgiri" (and killed thousands of people on the way) needs a citation. Unless it is a typo, and actually is "Deogir", in the preface. By the way, is the leather coins rumor true, and people began making their own coins at home? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schvass (talk • contribs) 15:13, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the following from the lead:

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was also named as Abdul Asif Shaik. After the death of his father, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (who was the founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty), he ascended the throne by the name of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.

because the name "Abdul Asif Shaik" was unsubstantiated, and the rest was duplicative. Please do not restore the name "Abdul Asif Shaik" without a citation to a reliable source. Thanks. --Bejnar (talk) 10:27, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

While Eaton would be considered a reliable source, please cite him properly (as it's from an article in Frontline). He is also talking about an event in 1323 whereas the section is about events that occurred after Tughlaq's ascension to the throne in 1325; i.e., it doesn't fit. The other sources cited are not reliable.--Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 13:59, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any connection between the Tughluqs or Dughlats in Kashgar and the Tughluqs in Delhi? This clan is dominating Moghulistan, the ulus Chagatai khanate from 14th to the 16th century. First they were fostering Timur leng under Tughlugh Timur, afterwards they were fighting against him. Timur is also fighting against the Tughluq dynasty in Delhi. If there is a connection, Muhammad bin Tughluq's expedition through the Himalaya wouldn't seem so absurd. Mirza Abu Bakr Dughlat and Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat were crossing the Pamir passes later into India. --36.97.187.211 (talk) 18:19, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Under 1.3 Early Life > Failed Expeditions there is the sentence Tughluq raised an army of possibly up to three million and seven hundred thousand soldiers in 1329. That number seems several magnitudes out of order. It is also common for that time to exaggerate these kinds of numbers to make a point. Please have a look at this. At least change the sentence to something like Tughluq raised an army of allegedly three million and seven hundred thousand soldiers in 1329. to make clear that there is a difference between what is possible and what is reported. 2003:CA:A74D:7D67:1C7B:BB56:5D98:47BA (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 12:25, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hnb 2409:4071:2385:B774:0:0:BD:AC (talk) 11:54, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@PadFoot2008 how does WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV apply here. If anything your removing sourced content. I agree A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar) by Robert Sewell is dated as it is written in 1900 therefore I would remove it from the lead and add a dated source elsewhere. The lead portrait I added is from the 16th century and is cropped which is a better depiction than a 19th century Mughal portrait. SKAG123 (talk) 16:54, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @SKAG123, my summary relating to WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV apply to the lead content only. As for the portrait, there no reason as to why a 16th century one would be better than a 19th century one. The latter looks better to me. If cropping is a problem, this one can be cropped as well. PadFoot (talk) 17:31, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also note that both are Mughal style paintings. PadFoot (talk) 17:33, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]