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Muhammad Shiran Khilji
Muḥammad Shīrān Khaljī ( fa, محمد شيران خلجی), or simply Shiran Khalji ( bn, শিরাণ খলজী, Shiraṇ Kholjī), was the second governor of the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, based in Lakhnauti, Bengal, from 1206 until 1208. Early life He was member of the Khalaj tribe,''the Khiljī tribe had long been settled in what is now Afghanistan ...'Khalji Dynasty '' Encyclopædia Britannica''. 2010. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 23 August 2010. a tribe of Turkic origin that after migration from Turkistan had later settled in Afghanistan for over 200 years before entering South Asia. Shiran was given the role as the administrator of Nagaur. He was working under Bakhtiyar Khalji during the latter's office as the administrator of the Bhagwat and Bhuili and joined him in the Muslim conquest of Lakhnauti. During Bakhtiyar Khalji's governorship of Bengal (Lakhnauti), Shiran was promoted to army commander. Governor of Bengal When Bakhtiyar set off for the expedit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwaz Khalji
Ḥusām ad-Dīn ʿIwaz bin Ḥusayn Khaljī ( bn, হুসামউদ্দীন ইওজ বিন হোসেন খলজী, fa, حسام الدین عوض بن حسین خلجی), later known by his regnal title as Ghiyāth ad-Dīn ʿIwaz Shāh ( bn, গিয়াসউদ্দীন ইওজ শাহ, fa, غیاث الدین عوض شاه), was a two-time governor of Bengal under the Delhi Sultanate, and a member of the Khalji dynasty of Bengal. During his second term, lasting from 1212 to 1227, Khalji declared himself as an independent ruler of Bengal. His regime has been described as "constructive" as Khalji made major developments to Bengal by innovating flood defence systems and interlinking major cities by means of constructing South Asia's earliest-recorded embankments and extending the Grand Trunk Road. Khalji was also responsible for establishing Bengal's first naval force, the complete fortification of Lakhnauti (Gaur) and the founding of the fort-town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
