Which of the following Delhi Sultanate rulers introduced the silver coin known as 'Adli' and abolished the practice of assigning arbitrary jagirs to royal favorites?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Alauddin Khalji introduced sweeping economic reforms, fixed prices, and issued distinct currency including the silver coin known as Adli to stabilize the imperial economy. Other rulers like Muhammad bin Tughlaq experimented with token currency instead. Alauddin Khalji instituted the system of dagh for branding horses and chehra for maintaining descriptive rolls of soldiers.