Iwaz Khalji (H 609-624/1212-1227 AD) sultan of the kingdom of lakhnauti (gaur) from 609-624 AH corresponding to 1212 to 1227AD. Son of Hussain and a humble native of Garamsir in northern Afghanistan, his original name was Husamuddin Iwaz Khalji. It is said that in his early life he was an ass-driver carrying loads to distant places.