60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016
Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar?
aMalik Ibrahim
bIltutmish
cBakhtiyar Khalji✓ Correct
dAli Mardan Khalji
eNone of the above/More than one of the above
Explanation
Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji conquered Bihar between 1193 and 1202 AD and destroyed Nalanda and Vikramashila Mahavihara. Therefore, Bakhtiyar Khalji was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar.
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