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Sher Shah Suri (born Farid al-Din Khan; 1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), [1] often referred to as Sultan Adil (Just King), was the founder of the Sur Empire in India.
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.
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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.
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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.
May 14, 2024 · Learn about Sher Shah Suri, who conquered vast territories and implemented a centralised governance system in India. Explore his administration, revenue, trade, architecture, and justice policies.
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.
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.
