Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak


Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak was the appointed Governor of Bengal from 1251 CE to 1255 CE and Sultan of North Bengal from 1251 CE to 1257 CE.

History

Iuzbak was appointed Governor of Bengal after Jalaluddin Masud Jani was unable to defeat the forces of Narasimhadeva I for four years. He succeeded in repulsing the Oriyas from south-western Bengal, fixing the border between the two Kingdoms at the Damodar River in the year 1255 CE. Following this, he signed a treaty of alliance with the Oriya king and declaring himself independent of Delhi, styled himself as the independent ruler of Bengal. He adopted the title Sultan Mughithuddin Abul Muzaffar Iuzbak.
He unsuccessfully invaded Bihar and Oudh in 1256 CE. In 1257 CE he extended his expedition to Kamarupa, where he was defeated and killed in battle with Sandhya of Kamarupanagara. After his death, the Sultanate of Bengal was invaded by the forces of both Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki of Delhi and Narasimhadeva I of Odisha which split the Kingdom into two.