| Names |
SHER SHAH SURI |
| Date of
Birth |
1486 (Date not
known) |
| Date of
Death |
May 22, 1545 |
| Identity |
Founder of the Sur
Empire in North India, with its capital at Delhi |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1537: When Babur's son
Humayun was
elsewhere on an expedition, Sher Khan overran the state of
Bengal and established the Sur dynasty.
- June 26, 1539: On this day,
he faced Humayun
in the Battle of Chausa and defeated him.
- May 1540: Assuming the
title Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah, he defeated
Humayun once
again at Kannauj and forced him out of India.
- May 17, 1540: An ethnic
Pashtun, Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire on this
day.
- 1540 to 1545: During his
five year rule from 1540 to 1545, he set up a new civic and
military administration, issued the first Rupiya and
re-organised the postal system of India. He further
developed Humayun's Dina-panah city and named it Shergarh
and revived the historical city of Pataliputra as Patna
which had been in decline since the 7th century. He extended
the Grand Trunk Road from Chittagong in Bangladesh to Kabul
in Afghanistan.
- May 22, 1945: His reign
ended on this day upon his death.
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| General |
- His birth name is Farid Khan; he is also known as Sher
Khan.
- He was first a commander in the Mughal army under Babur
and then as the governor of Bihar.
- He is also famously remembered for killing a fully grown
tiger with his bare hands in a jungle of Bihar.
- Upon his death in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his
successor.
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