How Bakhtiyar Khilji conquered Bengal

[@S.Ghosh_221]

Funny how you talk about a heresay prophecy of some Brahman about Sena Kingdom but comveninetly avoid the history that Sena Dynasty continued to rule Bengal well after Bakhtiyar Khilji. Bengal Proper wasnt captured by Bakhtiyar khilji. Bihar was. Except,there wasnt any Bihar then. It was part of Bengal. Bakhtiyar Khilji had come to Nabadwip (holy city with little to no military garrison) disguised as horse traders. They shocked the local police force of the city. Lakshman Sen made a tactical retreat to Bikrampur( Capital of Bengal) and along with his two sons reannexed Navadvip and pushed Bakhtiyar Khilji from Bengal Proper. Bakhtiyar Khilji never again ventured into direct conflict with the Senas. He was maimed in Kamrup expedition. Kamrup being a vassal kingdom of Senas. Lakshman Sena died in 1204 but during his reign some of the finest poets from Bengal were patronised-(Pancharatna- Poet Jaydev being the most popular of them) .Anyway, after his death( due to senile) his son Biswaroop sen succeeded the throne henceforth and according to some references had even launched an expedition to (Kashi)Kannauj around 1212A.D. After Sen Dynasty, Deva Dyansty of Bengal ruled Bengal from 1230 A.D. This was an East Bengal centred Dynasty encompassing today's East Bengal and Tripura.

[@mrblack7218]

i think your weed is very powerful.

[@mrblack7218]

kamrup was independent during senas. now keep making your own history.

[@mrblack7218]

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[@S.Ghosh_221]

@@mrblack7218 Kamrup had accepted Sena Suzerainty. Kamrup had dissociated from Sena Suzerainty during King Keshav Sena's period. History doesn't need to confirm to your deluded political and racial prejudices. "Facts are not Facts" cabal can shove their blissful ignorance up their a&s.

[@KumarNikhils]

Just a doubt, wen Bihar was started to be considered part of Bengal. I tht it was during Mughals . Because till Gupta's there was distinct magadh region which would have seen prosperity during 1000 years since mauryas. Such distinct regional identity do not die fast. You can make it part of Empire but identity will not die. Plus nalanda was created by Guptas I guess. Such influential institutions will not allow a regional identity to die out. My theory is that magadhs identity started to decline after demise of nalanda and was finished by the time of Mughal empire

[@tmdimplementer]

Your works are quite amazing, keep it up bro. Looking forward for your videos , can't wait for medieval history from your side especially Delhi Sultanate Period. ATB !!!

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you very much!

[@raginisingh2251]

Excellent video as always,pls make some videos on chola empire also,becoz have seen a lot of videos on this topic bt point of your video is quite different

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thanks, I'll make video on the Cholas also

[@locomotive43]

Khilji even tried an expedition to Tibet or sikkim.. i had read somewhere?? But not sure?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

The next video will be on this.

[@puspanganabaruah8024]

Yes but kamrapa king pithu destroy him badly.

[@rac6040]

It is written in ncert

[@worlddata8982]

@@puspanganabaruah8024 Not Kamarupa king but Tibetan Buddhists. Bhakthiyar Khalji was defeated by Tibetans. There's a theory that Kamarupa kingdom killed Bhakthiyar Khalji when Bhakthiyar Khalji come back to Bengal after He get defeated by Tibetans. But It's debatable. As the most accepted theory, Bhakthiyar was killed by a person from his own army.

[@ajithsidhu7183]

Please do why north indian troops.focus in foot archery and Chariot troop rather than melee warfare

[@JayVardhanSingh]

You'll see the some video soon on this topic

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@JayVardhanSingh also why did Afghan swordsman ship focus in wrist cuts rather than indian one like gatka that uses full body swings with a talwar

[@upamanyuray600]

Is it mentioned somewhere that Nadia is a city? In common understanding Nadia is a region not specifically a place. Nowadays it is a district. The boundaries seem close to what may have been a few hundered years ago though a part of it has been lost to EP. Another point of contention is this 18 horsemen version. This is a contested version.

[@S.Ghosh_221]

It was Navadvip city to be specific in Nadia. Navadvip was a holy city and military deployment was kept less there. One flaw in this video is, that it only referred Turkic side of the narrative. Navadvip was infact reconquered by the Senas. And khiljis were pushed far up North. In subsequent years Khiljis had reached a status quo with Senas and tried to move further east from North which is when they encountered Kamrup. Khilji was injured in battle and subsequently died to his injuries in 1216A.D. Sena Dynasty continued to rule Lower Bengal and East Bengal well until 1230AD. after which Deva Dynasty took over. Now if one thinks Bengal was conquered by Bakhtiyar Khilji, then u could very well say, by that logic, that Muhmmad Qasim also conquered India.

[@aashutoshbhatt6535]

Love the content.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thank you

[@nilanjangupta763]

Can you do something on indian military history ( presumably from the ancient periods).

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Yes, I will made videos on the military history of India from time to time. One video I've already made and this is on the Warfare in the Vedic period. Here is the link, do watch it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6G0gZaQg9OXias

[@pranavseth6492]

Great information. Learnt a few new points. Great going

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thank you

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

Outstanding video

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Glad you liked it

[@rahuls8764]

Great content as usual.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thanks

[@rapidmiles]

Bro … it’s great video .. ❤❤❤

[@anirbandutta6450]

The content of this video is totally false

[@sandipasimlai7857]

Can u tell Murshidabad, West bengal history before muslim era.

[@georgeghazaryan]

Murshidabad was founded by Murshid Quli Khan. There was no history of it before Muslim era.

[@sandipasimlai7857]

@@georgeghazaryan ab tum bologe muslim era k pehle bharat vi nehi tha

[@georgeghazaryan]

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[@sandipasimlai7857]

@@georgeghazaryan or tu murkh mat ban

[@sayansarkar17]

@@georgeghazaryan madrasa chhaap jihadi, learn some real history

[@fairoozhossain5522]

Very detailed,comprehensive and superb video Mr. I would love to see part 3 about bhaktiyar khilji's Tibet expedition.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. Will do a video on it soon.

[@shadowhymn5162]

Very interesting video. Everything is so good and professional. From presentation to explanation. By the way the city mentioned in this video ie Budaun is my hometown.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thanks!!

[@KASHIFKHAN-bj1yd]

A little suggestion As you may have taken part in debates in schools but here in video making make sure you have less movements with your head and eyes so viewers remain attentive

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you for this valuable advise. Will keep this in mind while shooting my next video.

[@roadnottaken2780]

and hand movement also :D

[@anirudh177]

Great vid

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thanks

[@Shubhamkumar-fr9hl]

Bro first time disappointed from your video😔 Lakshman Sen won that war,khilji only defeated governor of laxman sen,Nadiyah was not capital it was holy place thatswhy there were less soldiers,The Pradyumneshwara temple stone pillar inscription where the defeat of Mlechha-Narendra Bakhtitayar Khalji in hands of Maranka-Malladeva Lakshman Sena is mentioned in Battle of Nadiya (1204 AD) and Historian Hans Bakker wrote "we do even have epigraphical evidence dating from c. AD 1212 that testifies to the erection of a sacrificial post and a pillar of victory by a Sena king of Bengal, Viśvarūpa, in the middle of Vārāņasī, designated as the holy field (kşetra) of Śiva Viśveśvara, the 'Lord of All.'39 The name 'Viśveśvara' occurs marginally in the 12th-century sur- vey of Laksmīdhara [TVK(LP), p. 93], but this sanctuary was to be- come the main symbol of the Hindu response to Muslim dominance. Thus was the beginning of the rise to holiness and fame of Viśveśvara or Viśvanātha, in the Hindus' darkest hour, when their rulers tried to recover from their deep humiliation. Reconstruction of sacred space had begun" Minhaj came to India after 1227. surely he wrote Tabaqat e nasiri between 1230- 1260. Bakhtiyar khalji died 602 AH i.e 1205.Minhaj wrote-lakhhan sena's descendant ruling bang in his time.Up to this time, i.e after 1230.25 years after death of khalji. Mihaj himself wrote "When the whole of Muhammad-i-Bakht-yar's army arrived, and the city and round about had been taken possession of, he there took up his quarters; and Räe Lakhmaniah got away towards Sankanāt and Bang, and there the period of his reign shortly afterwards came to a termination. His descendants, up to this time, are rulers in the country of Bang"

[@anirbandutta6450]

Even contemporary sources like umapathi dhar and sharan also described sena victory over khilji and they even gave the description of battle how lakshman sena came back with his army and defeated the khilji , Delhi sultanate mostly rule delhi even through there was nothing called Delhi at that time because Delhi asa city Frist came to existence during shahjahan time , they posses modern army and weapons and overwhelmingly numbers which all Hindus lack , thus they managed to committed widespread destruction and genocide in india but Hindus managed to defeated them all

[@akashsadhukhan2044]

Please made a video on dev dynasty of Bengal.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thanks for your suggestion, will try to do a video on this topic in future.

[@shaunakt628]

Great stuff. What do you think about the book , Buddhism and Islam on the silk road by Johan. I think he starts the book by the raid on Nalanda

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. Haven't read the book so can't comment. But thanks for the suggestion, will look into it.

[@shaunakt628]

@@JayVardhanSingh sure. Will look forward to it. I'm currently done with the first chapter. Writing is good but I have disagreement on many things written😅

[@sagar.dev.B200]

Sena - S E N

[@csnoor5]

Know about ' Vhulua State '

[@dwarasamudra8889]

Can u make a video on Pataliputra during the Gupta Empire ? Its palaces, temples and urban planning.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Yes, I will make a video on the history of Pataliputra after the Mauryas. So in it the Gupta period will be covered.

[@csnoor5]

Sen..... NOT Sena

[@keshavkg5643]

Good job 🫡

[@tathagatquandaliusganesh1082]

Were the preislamic invasions like Greek invasion of India were as brutal as Islamic invasionss

[@Chairman_LmaoZedong]

Then how did islam become dominant in bangal ?????

[@orekiok8939]

Greek weren't brutal. And Greeks were fighting by giving respect . But Islamic rulers were killing millions of innocent people , r*ping womens

[@JayVardhanSingh]

most likely no

[@georgeghazaryan]

@@JayVardhanSingh most likely yes. greek colonization of india is same as british colonization of india. but hindus would much rather bend over for their european colonizers and demonize muslim rulers.

[@surajitmondal823]

@@Chairman_LmaoZedong Greeks never been able to enter into the east

[@akk7791]

Good

[@smaaousaf4368]

bangladeshis have turkic oriign 20% many words in banglsadeh are turkic

[@aakashboom]

bakhtiyar khilji was defeated in assam

[@Raahasya444]

Khilji never capture WB

[@anirbandutta6450]

​​@@Raahasya444khilji actually defeated by senas , read contemporary sources like umapathi dhar and sharan, this video's is totally wrong , persian source that many people use in this incident not a contemporary source, written decades after khilji death, top of that it is a source can't trusted because it got debunked by contemporary sources many times , most of proper historian that write about this incident use contemporary sources that clearly mentioned sena victory

[@debayanmajumder5593]

Bakhtiyar Khilji didn't capture Bengal......he was defeated by king lakshman sen in the battle of Nadia.....stop promoting communist manipulated history.....read the history book of R.C Majumder.... 👍

[@anirudh177]

"While the Sena power was weakened by disruption within, it had to face the invasion of the Muslims who had by this time overrun the greater part of Northern India. Muhammad Bakhtyar Khalji, a Turkish officer, conquered the city of Bihar, and entered Bengal with a large army. According to the account given by Minhaj-ud-dln in his Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, the news of the advance of Muhammad Khalji created such a panic into the minds of the citizens of Nadiya, the capital city of Lakshmanasena, that most of them took to flight, but the king stayed on in the almost deserted city. Muhammad Khalji, at the end of his march, advanced with only eighteen soldiers a little forward from the main body of the army, and entered Nadiya without any opposition, as the guards and inhabitants of the city took them to be horse-dealers." Source: The History and Culture of the Indian People (Volume 5) by R.C Majumdar, pg 35 - 38 "Muhammad Khalji conquered Nadiya in c. A.D. 1202, and shortly afterwards wrested North Bengal from Lakshmanasena. But East Bengal, and probably also South Bengal, remained under the control of the Senas." Source: Source: The History and Culture of the Indian People (Volume 5) by R.C Majumdar, pg 39

[@anirudh177]

R.C Majumdar himself agrees with this in his book lol

[@anirudh177]

However I myself find the 18-men story too fanciful and outlandish to believe.

[@KASHIFKHAN-bj1yd]

@@anirudh177 the number 18 may be the main body with bakhtiyar who entered the palace

[@anirudh177]

@@KASHIFKHAN-bj1yd That's also a possibility 🤔🤔

[@jijijijijjjiijijijjjjj]

As a Bengali Muslim, he is our Great Ancestor. ❤️🇧🇩. We love our ancestor bakhtier Khilji.

[@ftst4756]

Oi! He is not our ancestors. He is a turk we are indigenous muslim bangalis.

[@espeon91]

He was a Turkic barbarian who destroyed and plundered priceless artifacts in Nalanda and Vikramshila out of ignorance, greed and bigotry

[@surajitmondal823]

So that makes you a turk not a bengali then

[@koustavsen5672]

Indeed , you all bengali muslims are illegitimate childrens of Khalji! No wonder you're proud motherfakkas

[@AyushMishra-rq8xp]

I can't believe the mindset of this Guy 🤣🤣🤣

[@KnowledgeConcerningEverything]

There is no proof that Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed Nalanda university.....Contemporary sources mention different place. The fortified monastery which Bakhtiyar captured was “known as Audand-Bihar or Odandapura-vihara” (Odantapuri in Biharsharif, then known simply as “Bihar”). Minhaj does not refer to Nalanda at all. He merely speaks of the ransacking of the “fortress of Bihar” (Hisar-i-Bihar). This is the view of many historians and, most importantly, of Sir Jadunath Sarkar, whose credibility is honoured even by right wing historians (History of Bengal, B.R. Publishing Corp., 2003). Furthermore, D N Jha, former Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi, in his article “Grist to the reactionary mill” (Indian Express, 9 July, 2014) on the destruction of Nalanda University, quotes that: “Tibetan monk and scholar, Taranatha, writes in ‘History of Buddhism in India’: ‘During the consecration of the temple built by Kakutsiddha at Nalendra [Nalanda] “the young naughty sramanas threw slops at the two tirthika beggars and kept them pressed inside door panels and set ferocious dogs on them”. Angered by this, one of them went on arranging for their livelihood and the other sat in a deep pit and “engaged himself in suryasadhana” [solar worship], first for nine years and then for three more years and having thus “acquired mantrasiddhi” he “performed a sacrifice and scattered the charmed ashes all around” which “immediately resulted in a miraculously produced fire”, consuming all the eighty four temples and the scriptures some of which, however, were saved by water flowing from an upper floor of the nine storey Ratnodadhi temple’ (History of Buddhism in India, written in the 17th century, English tr. Lama Chimpa & Alka Chattopadhyaya, summary of pp. 141f).This should mean, he continues, that “the idea of Brahminical hostility to the religion of the Buddha travelled to Tibet fairly early and became part of its Buddhist tradition, and found expression in the 17th-18th century Tibetan writings”. www.milligazette.com/news/7-analysis/11362-nalanda-university-when-history-is-not-history/

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Firstly, I don't agree with D.N Jha's analysis, he uses a 17th-century text but ignores a contemporary text by Dharmasvamin, another Buddhist traveller who came to India in the early 13th century. Secondly, the sources which I have referred to all talk about the destruction of Nalanda and they aren't right-wing historians. Even if suppose I believe that Nalanda wasn't destroyed. Does this mean that Odantapuri and Vikramashila were also not destroyed by Khilji? Dharmasvamin also talks about how badly damaged Bodhgaya was. So this is also false.

[@AyushMishra-rq8xp]

@@JayVardhanSingh do not reply to such people they're not your concern you're doing a great work