Ali Sher Khalji

Ali Sher Khalji
Governor of Northwest Bengal
In office
1221-1227
MonarchIwaz Khalji
Personal details
Bornc. 1180
Diedc. 1227
ChildrenMalik Balkha Khalji
Parent
RelativesKhalji dynasty
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi

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]

  1. ^ Pakistan Archaeology. Department of Archaeology, Pakistan. 1991. pp. 181–183.
  2. ^ Siddiq, Mohammad Yusuf (2011). "Sufism, Sheikhs and Khanqahs of Bengal". In Alam, Ishrat; Hussain, Syed Ijaz (eds.). The Varied Facets of History: Essays in Honour of Aniruddha Ray. pp. 147–148.
  3. ^ Shanawaz, AKM (2012). "Inscriptions". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 September 2024.