Regarding Ziauddin Barani's famous treatise 'Fatwa-i-Jahandari', consider the following statements:
1. It is a prescriptive text that outlines the ideal political code, duties, and qualities of a Muslim Sultan.
2. In this text, Barani strongly advocates for the promotion and employment of low-born and meritorious Hindus in high administrative posts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Statement 1 is correct; it is a text on political philosophy and statecraft. Statement 2 is entirely incorrect. Barani was highly aristocratic and orthodox; he intensely hated the promotion of 'low-born' people to high posts (a policy followed by Muhammad bin Tughlaq) and argued that state offices should only be given to high-born nobles.

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