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Sher Shah Suri [c] (Farid al-Din Khan; 1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), [1] also known by his title Sultan Adil (lit. ' the Just King '), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. [2] He defeated the Mughal Empire, founding the Sur Empire and establishing his rule in Delhi. The influence ...
[19] [36] He was succeeded by his son, Jalal Khan, who took the title of Islam Shah Suri. [37] Sher Shah was buried in the Sher Shah Suri Tomb (122 ft high), stands in the middle of an artificial lake at Sasaram, a town on the Grand Trunk Road. The tomb finished its construction on 16 August 1545, three months following the death of Sher Shah. [38]
Islam Shah Suri (Jalal Khan; 1507 – 22 November 1554) also known as Salim Shah Suri, [1] was Sultan of Hindustan from 27 May 1545 until his death in 1554. He was the second ruler of the Suri dynasty which ruled parts of India in the mid-16th century. He was the second son of Sher Shah Suri.
Son of Sher Shah Suri. 3rd Firuz Shah Suri: 4 May 1542 1554 1554 [25] Son of Islam Shah Suri. 4th Muhammad Adil Shah: unknown 1557 1554 [25] — 1555 [26] Son-in-law of Sher Shah Suri. 5th Ibrahim Shah Suri: unknown 1567/1568 1555 [26] Brother-in-law of Sher Shah Suri. 6th Sikandar Shah Suri: unknown 1559 1555 [26] — 22 June 1555 [26] Brother ...
An inscription on a red sandstone slab indicates that the tomb is that of Masnad Ali Isa Khan, son of Umar Khan, the Chief chamberlain, and was built during the reign of Islam Shah Suri, son of Sher Shah, in 1547-48 A.D. [2] On 5 August 2011, restoration work on this tomb led to the discovery of India's oldest sunken garden. Isa Khan’s garden ...
Salimgarh Fort (Salim's Fort) was built in 1546 AD, in Delhi, in a former island of the Yamuna River, by Salim Shah Suri, son of Sher Shah Suri. There was a pause in Mughal rule when in 1540 AD Sher Shah Suri defeated the Mughal emperor Humayun (and ousted him from Delhi) and established the Sur Empire rule in Delhi. Sur dynasty rule lasted ...
Details of Hemu's early career are vague and involve much speculation. Following his start as a seller of saltpetre, he is said to have been a trader or a weighman in the market. After Sher Shah Suri died in 1545, his son Islam Shah became the ruler of the Sur Empire. During his rule, Hemu became the superintendent of the market in Delhi with ...
Following chaos over the succession of Sher Shah Suri's son Islam Shah, Humayun reconquered Delhi in 1555, [28] leading an army partly provided by his Persian ally Tahmasp I. A few months later, Humayun died. Akbar's guardian, Bairam Khan, concealed his death to prepare for Akbar's succession.