Firoz Shah Tughlaq set up the Diwan-i-Bandagan — a bureau managing royal slaves and their affairs — reflecting his administrative reorganization. The other statements are incorrect or misattributed: Diwan-i-Arz (military department) had varied origins, horse-branding reforms are usually linked to later military reforms and succession after Muhammad bin Tughlaq did not go to his uncle. ANSWER: (A) Firoz Tughlaq established a separate department for slaves – the ‘Diwan-i-Bandagan’.
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Among the options, the best-supported statement is that Firoz Shah Tughlaq established the Diwan-i-Bandagan, a department overseeing royal slaves and related personnel matters—part of his broader administrative restructuring. Other options are problematic: the Diwan-i-Arz (military bureau) is usually associated with earlier or different reforms (Balban and later administrations), while systematic branding of horses (daag) is primarily credited to later military reorganizers such as Alauddin Khalji; and Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s immediate succession was messy and did not involve a simple accession by his uncle. Therefore option (A) is the correct choice.