Consider the following statements:
1. Muhammad bin Tughluq imposed Jizya tax on all non-Muslims and did not even exempt Brahmins and beggers.
2. Firuz Shah Tughlaq set up hospitals for the free treatment of the poor and encouraged physicians in the development of Unani medicine.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
Firoz Tughlaq was a fervent Muslim. He made a number of important concessions to theologians. He imposed Jizya tax on all non-Muslims and did not even exempt Brahmins and beggers as done by his predecessors. He provided money for the marriage of girls belonging to poor families under the department of Diwan-i-khairat.