Transfer of capital by Muhammad Tughlaq-

(i) Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Deogir (Daulatabad). He did so because he wanted to maintain both Delhi and Daulatabad as his capitals. Further, Daulatabad was more centrally located.

(ii) The entire population was not asked to leave; only the upper classes consisting of shaikhs, nobles, and ulema were shifted to Daulatabad. No attempt was made to shift the rest of the population.

(iii) Though Muhammad bin Tughlaq built a road from Delhi to Deogir and set-up rest houses, the journey was extremely harsh for the people. A large number of people died because of rigorous travelling and the heat.

(iv) Due to growing discontent and the fact that the north could not be controlled from the south, Muhammad decided to abandon Daulatabad.

Introduction of Token currency:

(i) Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced a copper coin (Jittal) in place of silver coin (tanka) and ordered that it should be accepted as equivalent to the tanka.

(ii) However, the idea of token currency was new in India and it was difficult for traders and common people to accept it.

(iii) The state also did not take proper precautions to check the imitation of coins issued by the mints. The government could not prevent people from forging the new coins and soon the new coins flooded the markets.

(iv) According to Barani, the people began to mint token currency in their houses. However, the common man failed to distinguish between copper coin issued by the royal treasury and those which were locally made. Thus, the Sultan was forced to withdraw the token currency.