Balka Khalji
Last Khalji ruler of Bengal
About Balka Khalji
Malik Balka Khalji (, ), was the governor of Bengal during 1230–1231 under Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
Reign Balka was the son of Ali Sher Khalji. After the death of Alauddin Daulat Shah Khalji, and after the death of Nasiruddin Mahmud who was the governor of Bengal and the eldest son of Iltutmish, Balka captured the throne of Bengal. Malik Balka styled himself as the independent ruler of Bengal. Angered by this, Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish once again invaded Bengal in 1231 and marched against Balka and his army.
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last Khalji ruler of Bengal (1230–1231)
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