On the way Iwaz met bakhtiyar khalji and they reached India in 1195 AD. He took a leading part in the sack of the Odandapura Vihara as the deputy of Bakhtiyar. His exploits in Bihar drew the attention of Bakhtiyar who, after the conquest of Lakhnauti granted Iwaz the jagir of Kangori, which lay southeast of devkot (Deokot or Devikot).