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Sher Shah Suri (born Farid al-Din Khan; 1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), often referred to as Sultan Adil (Just King), was the founder of the Sur Empire in India.
By 1545 he had established himself as the supreme ruler from Sindh and Punjab to whole of Rajputana in the West and Bengal in the East. Now he turned towards BundelKhand. Here while besieging the fort of Kalinjar he died in 1545 in an accidental blast of gun powder.
Aug 20, 2021 · Sher Shah Suri was one of the most prominent Muslim rulers in India. He was an ethnic Afghan ruler, who came into power in 1540 CE. Later Mughal Emperors widely followed his principles. When he died suddenly in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor.
Sher Shah Suri (1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān, was the founder of the Suri Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He introduced the currency of rupee. Sher Shah of Sur took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540.
May 18, 2024 · Shēr Shah of Sūr (born 1486?, Sasaram [India]—died May 22, 1545, Kalinjar) was the emperor of north India (1540–45) in the Islamic Sūr (Afghan) dynasty of 1540–57 who organized a long-lived bureaucracy responsible to the ruler and created a carefully calculated revenue system.
Sher Shah Suri was the founder of the Sur Empire in North India. After taking control of the Mughal Empire in 1540, he set up a new civic and military administration and implemented several reforms in the financial and postal sectors.
Jan 9, 2024 · Sher Shah Suri, also known as Sher Shah of Sur and called the “Just King”, was one of the most renowned rulers in the medieval history of India. Born as Farid Khan, he ascended the throne in 1540 and ruled until his death in 1545.
Mar 4, 2021 · Sher Shah is one of the world’s few worthy rulers to whom history has not done justice. A brilliant strategist, Sher Shah was a constructive genius of high order. We shall study in this article his reign and the heights he rose on to within a short reign of five years and six months.
Jun 22, 2024 · Emperor of northern India (1540–45). His short-lived seizure of power from the second Mogul emperor, Humayun, made an important impact on Indian administration. An Afghan of humble origins, he had risen through military service to be well placed to take advantage of temporary Mogul weakness.
Sep 3, 2023 · Sher Shah Suri was the founder of the Sur Empire in India. He was the regent and later sole ruler of Bihar from 1529-1540 until he defeated the Mughal Empire in 1540, founding the Sur Empire, establishing his rule in Delhi, and crowning himself as Emperor.
