Who among the following rulers appointed Ladha and Pira, two gardeners to high administrative post?

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The correct answer is Muhammad Tughluq.Key Points

Muhammad Tughluq appointed Ladha and Pira, two gardeners to high administrative posts.
Sultan Muhammad Tughluq appointed:
- Aziz Khummar, a wine distiller,
- Firuz Hajjam, a barber,
- Manka Tabbakh, a cook, and
- Two gardeners, Ladha and Pira, to high administrative posts.
Ziyauddin Barani, a mid-fourteenth-century chronicler, reported their appointments as a sign of Sultan’s loss of political judgment and his incapacity to rule.
Barani had criticized Muhammad Tughluq for that appointment.
Tughluq's appointment reflected the socio-economic stereotypes that may have been prevalent in those times.
The authors of Persian tawarikh criticized the Delhi Sultans for appointing the “low and base-born” to high offices.

Additional Information

Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
- In 1414 AD, Khizr Khan occupied the power of Delhi.
- He did not hold the title of Sultan and declared himself as ‘Rayat-e-Ala’.
- He was the founder of the Sayyid Dynasty in India and ruled as a deputy of Timur’s son and successor, Shah Rukh.
- His reign was marked by utter chaos and disorder.
The Lodi dynasty was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi.
- The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan dynasty.
- The Lodi dynasty was the last dynasty in Delhi Sultanate, ruled from 1451 to 1526.
Iltutmish was a king of the Slave dynasty.
- He became a ruler of the Slave dynasty from 1211 to 1236.
- He made Delhi the capital of his kingdom by replacing Lahore.
- He introduced the silver coin(Tanka) and the copper coin(Jital).
- He completed the construction of the Qutb Minar.