Bihar Special GK PYQ 6 of 603 · Historical Scenario

Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by :

  1. ABakhtiyar Khalji
  2. BQutbuddin Aibak
  3. CMuhammad Bin Tughlaq
  4. DAlauddin Khalji
  5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above

60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016

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Correct answer: (a) Bakhtiyar Khalji

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.

This explanation is carried over from question 5 of this topic, which the book cross-references.

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