Awar Khan Aibak | |
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Monarch | Iltutmish |
Usurper of Lakhnauti | |
In office 1236 | |
Preceded by | Saifuddin Aibak |
Succeeded by | Tughral Tughan Khan |
Awar Khan Aibak (Bengali: আউর খান আইবক, romanized: Aur Khan Aibok, Persian: اورخان آيبك, romanized: Orkhan Aybek) was an usurper to the governorship of Bengal (Lakhnauti) under the Mamluk Sultan Iltutmish. His rule lasted in 1236 before effectively being overthrown and replaced by Tughral Tughan Khan.[1]