You must have grown up reading about how Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed Nalanda. But did you know that he was defeated by a king of Assam? In 1206, Maharaja Prithu defeated him in the banks of Brahmaputra and ended his reign of terror for good. After being neglected for years, our government has given the king his due respect by dedicated Northeast’s longest flyover in his name!

~ Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam CM

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