The Diwan-i-Bandagan—a bureau dealing with royal slaves and household troops—was associated with the Tughlaq administration (notably Firoz Shah Tughlaq). Other pairs are mismatched: the Diwan-i-Arz (military department) is linked to earlier reforms, Diwan-i-Mustakhraj and Diwan-i-Kohi belong to different administrative contexts and rulers. ANSWER: (B) Diwan-i-Bandagan = Tughlaq
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (A) Diwan-i-Arz = Muhammad Tughlaq (B) Diwan-i-Bandagan = Tughlaq (C) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj = Balban (D) Diwan-i-Kohi = Alauddin Khalji
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Administrative titles in the Sultanate often varied by period and ruler, but the Diwan-i-Bandagan is widely associated with the Tughlaq era—especially Firoz Shah Tughlaq—who organized royal household and slave affairs. The Diwan-i-Arz (military bureau) has complex origins tied to several regimes; Diwan-i-Mustakhraj (revenue-related office) and Diwan-i-Kohi (connected with hill/irrigation revenue) are not correctly paired with Balban or Alauddin respectively in the way the options suggest. Therefore, the only reliably correct match among the choices is (B), linking Diwan-i-Bandagan to the Tughlaq administration.