MILITARY PERSONNEL

Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji

1101 - 1206

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Ikhtiyār al-Dīn Muḥammad Bin Bakhtiyār Khaljī, also known as Bakhtiyar Khalji, was a Turko-Afghan Military General of the Ghurid ruler Muhammad of Ghor, who led the Muslim conquests of the eastern Indian regions of Bengal and parts of Bihar and established himself as their deputy-ruler/governor, He was the founder of the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, ruling Bengal for a short period, from 1203 to 1227 CE. Khalji's invasions of the Indian subcontinent between A.D. 1197 and 1206 led to mass flight and massacres of monks, and caused damage to the traditional Buddhist institutions of higher learning in Northern India. In Bengal, Khalji's reign was responsible for the displacement of Buddhism. The leading centre of teaching for Mahayana Buddhism was Nalanda. At the end of the 12th century, Bakhityar Khalji demolished the monastery in a brutal sacking. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji is the 527th most popular military personnel (up from 778th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji ranks 527 out of 2,058. Before him are Gao Shun, Theodor Busse, Oenomaus, Giorgio Basta, Otto Kumm, and Reginald Dyer. After him are Franz Böhme, Fyodor Ushakov, Viktor Lutze, Dmitry Pavlov, John Franklin, and Jan Pieterszoon Coen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1101, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji ranks 4. Before him are Héloïse, Stephen II of Hungary, and Marie de France. After him are Köten, Eustathius of Thessalonica, William de Longchamp, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Andronikos I of Trebizond, Theodore II of Constantinople, Michael IV of Constantinople, and George II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1206, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad of Ghor, Ismail al-Jazari, and Adela of Champagne. After him are Amalric of Bena, and John X of Constantinople.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji ranks 43 out of 177. Before him are Heracles of Macedon (-327), Khaled Hosseini (1965), Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890), Ibn al-Rawandi (827), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), and Wazir Akbar Khan (1816). After him are Nur Jahan (1577), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193), Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100), Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), and Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Afghanistan

Among military personnels born in Afghanistan, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji ranks 1. After him are Islam Bibi (1974).

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