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Sikandar Shah Suri (died 1559) was the last ruling Sultan of Hindustan from the Suri dynasty from February 1555 until his defeat on 22 June 1555, and the second-to-last ruler of the Suri dynasty. His defeat by Humayun and loss of Delhi marked the end of the Suri dynasty 's 15-year rule over the throne of Hindustan , although the Suris continued ...
Sikandar led an army of 90,000 and met the Mughals at Sirhind. [5] On 22 June 1555 they met in battle. Humayun and Bairam Khan carried out a daring raid in a rainstorm like Sher Shah Suri had done at the Battle of Chausa to defeat Humayun. [6] Sikander was defeated by the Mughal Army and was compelled to retreat to the Sivalik Hills in ...
Humayun made use of this discord to recapture what was lost and on 23 July 1555, the Mughals defeated Sikandar Shah Suri and finally regained control over Delhi and Agra. [2] Islam Shah's rightful successor, his 12-year-old son, Firoz Khan, had been murdered by his maternal uncle, who had taken the throne as Adil Shah Suri. The new ruler was ...
Firuz Shah Suri: 4 May 1542 22 November – December 1554 December 1554 [66] Son of Islam Shah Suri. 4th Muhammad Adil Shah: unknown 1557 December 1554 – January 1555 [66] — 1555 [67] Son-in-law of Sher Shah Suri. 5th Ibrahim Shah Suri: unknown 1567/1568 January – February 1555 [67] Brother-in-law of Sher Shah Suri. 6th Sikandar Shah Suri ...
After the death of Islam Shah Suri, the Suri Empire was in a civil war where various contenders to the throne fought each other for supremacy. Sikandar Shah Suri was occupied with his struggle against Ibrahim Shah Suri when Humayun mobilized an army from Kabul. He captured Rohtas Fort and Lahore in February 1555.
At the Battle of Sirhind on 22 June 1555, the armies of Sikandar Shah Suri were decisively defeated and the Mughal Empire was reestablished. [60] After Sirhind, most towns and villages chose to welcome the invading army as it made its way to the capital. On 23 July 1555, Humayun once again sat on Babur's throne in Delhi. [61]
Sikandar Shah Suri; Adil Shah Suri; Sher Shah Suri This page was last edited on 26 November 2023, at 14:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Sikandar Shah took refuge in the fortress of Ekdala, in the same way his father did earlier. The Delhi forces besieged the fort. The Bengal army strongly defended their stronghold until the start of the monsoon. Eventually, Sikandar Shah and Firuz Shah reached a peace treaty, in which Delhi recognized Bengal's independence and withdrew its ...