Bakhtiyar Khilji is also known as ikhtiyar ad-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji. Bakhtiyar Khilji was not a ruler but he worked under the Ghurid empire. he was the military general of the Ghurid empire. he was also the governor of the of the Ghurid empire. it means he had significant power on the regions he conquered, regions like Bengal and Bihar. the ghurid empire was run by the ruler Muhammad Ghori. Bakhtiyar belonged to the Khilji tribe and when he started to work in the empire, at first he was a minor military leader but as the time went on, he became main military general, as he was brave and strategic thinker.
he attacked Bengal in 1203, specifically the sena dynasty. he captured the land of Nadia (modern day nabadwip). it was a surprise attack from the Bakhtiyar Khilji, which led to the down fall of the sena dynasty and then the Bakhtiyar Khilji became the first Muslim ruler.
his attack on Nalanda university is one of the well known throughout the world. he destroyed Nalanda university as well as Vikramashila university in 1193. these universities belonged to the Buddhist studies, which was a learning center of the world. it had vast amount of library full of books.
with his expansion in Bengal and bihar, he tried to establish more and tried to capture the land of assam but he faced defeat by Ahom kingdom. this defeat also attacked his image.
he got defeated in assam, which led to the down fall of the Bakhtiyar Khilji. conflicts among themselves started to increase, his management of his empire weakened, ultimately seeing his downfall, he was killed by his own officer Ali mardan.
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