Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki

Ijjauddin Balban-e-Iuzbaki was the Governor of Bengal during 1257-1259 CE.

History

After the death of Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak who had rebelled from Delhi and declared himself Sultan of Bengal, Ijjauddin was appointed as the Governor of Bengal by the sultan of Delhi. His short Governorship of 2 years was spent in fighting the Eastern Ganga dynasty and the Ahom kingdom who held most of the Province between them. During one such campaign, Tatar Khan, the Governor of Oudh, invaded North Bengal

and declared himself Sultan[1]
Preceded by
Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak		 Mamluk Governor of Bengal
1257–1259 		Succeeded by
Tatar Khan

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282386
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