When Bakhtiyar Khalji Wiped out Gauda-Desa from Existence

A little-known history of the savage manner in which Bakhtiyar Khalji physically exterminated Gaur and erased all traces of its Hindu past

THE GRIEVOUS SAGA OF BAKHTIYAR KHALJI’s catastrophic devastation of the Nalanda University is well-known despite sustained attempts to whitewash it. What is lesser known is his catholic ravaging of the ancient city of Gaur — one of the original names of today’s Bengal (including Bangladesh). 

After plundering Navadvipa (Nadia), Bakhtiyar set his target o…