Balka KhaljiMalik Balka Khalji, was the governor of Bengal during 1230-1231 under Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish.HistoryBalka was the son of Ali [Sher Khalji]. After the death of Alauddin Daulat Shah Khalji, and after the death of Nasiruddin [Mahmud (eldest son of Iltutmish)|Nasiruddin Mahmud] who was the governor of Bengal and the eldest son of Iltutmish, Balka captured the throne of Bengal. Malik Balka styled himself as the independent ruler of Bengal. Angered by this, Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish once again invaded Bengal in 1231 and marched against Balka and his army. Balka was later defeated, captured and killed. Thus the rule of Khalji [dynasty of Bengal] came to an end.Construction of MosqueBalka Khalji constructed a mosque/madrasa in Naohata in Rajshahi district. A Madrasa-Mosque inscription in Rajshahi was attributed to Balka Khalji: