Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jiziya on Brahmans?

A. Alauddin Khalji

B. Firoz Tughlaq

C. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

D. Balban

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

In the late 14th century, mentions the memoir of Tughlaq dynasty's Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, his predecessor taxed all Hindus but had exempted all Hindu Brahmins from jizya. Jizya or jizyah is a per capita yearly tax historically levied on non-Muslim subjects, called the dhimma, permanently residing in Muslim lands governed by Islamic law.