Mongols settled among Turks and probably with some Turks living among Kurds." Because of their language shift and Pashtunization, the Khalaj were treated as Pashtuns (Afghans) by the Turkic nobles of the Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526). Just before the Mongol invasion, Najib Bakran's geography Jahān Nāma'' (c. 1200-1220) described the transformation that the Khalaj tribe was going through: Notable people from the Khalaj tribe Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, founder of the Khalji dynasty of Bengal (d. 1206) Shiran Khalji, second Khalji governor of Bengal (d. 1208) Ali Mardan Khalji, rebel Khalji governor of Bengal (d. 1212) Iwaz Khalji, third Khalji governor of Bengal (d. 1227) Malik Balkha Khalji, final Khalji governor of Bengal (d. 1231) Jalal-ud-din Khalji, founder of the Khalji dynasty of Delhi (d. 1296) Alauddin Khalji, most powerful Sultan of the Khalji dynasty of Delhi (d. 1316) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah, Sultan of Delhi (d. 1320) Mahmud Khilji, Sultan of Malwa Sultanate See also Alat tribe Khalajastan District References Sources Further reading Ethnic groups in Iran Ethnic groups in Azerbaijan Turkic peoples of Asia Ethnic groups in Afghanistan