INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

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Who was the Turkish commander who conquered Bihar and Bengal?
A
Mohammad of Ghur
B
Ikhtiyar ud-Din-Muhammad
C
Kutub ud-Din Aibak
D
Bakhtiyar Khalji
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bhaktiyar Khilji was the military general of Qutub-ud-Din Aibak. His career took a new turn when he annexed Bihar in 1203. In the same year, he took his forces into Bengal. He conquered the Sena king Lakshman Sen and intruded into much of the Bengal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Muhammad bin bakthiyar khilji after capturing Bengal decided to invade Kamrupa and Tibet in 1206. With an army consisting of 12000 turkish cavalry, Khilj marched from Devkot( in West Bengal) to invade Assam and Tibet. He converted a local tribal chief to Islam and gave a new name Ali the Mej.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lakshman Sen was the ruler from the Khilji of the Bengal region on the Indian subcontinent. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, notably the Bengal and Bihar regions. His reign ended with the invasion of Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji.

Detailed explanation-4: -While on one hand, the ambitious Bakhtiyar Khilji was planning his next move, on the other, 80-year-old King Lakshmana Sena (r. 1178-1206), the Hindu ruler of Bihar and Bengal, remained strangely complacent in his capital, Nadia.

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