Ali Sher Khalji | |
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Governor of Northwest Bengal | |
In office 1221-1227 | |
Monarch | Iwaz Khalji |
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Born | c. 1180 |
Died | c. 1227 |
Children | Malik Balkha Khalji |
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Relatives | Khalji dynasty |
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Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
History of Bengal |
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ʿAlī Sher bin ʿIwaz Khaljī (Bengali: আলী শের খলজী, Persian: علی شیر بن عوض خلجی; fl. 1221) was a former governor of northwest Bengal (Birbhum) serving under his father,[1] Sultan Iwaz Shah of the Khalji dynasty of Bengal.[2] His name finds mention in the earliest known stone inscription mentioning a Muslim ruler of Bengal.[3]