WebSher Shah Suri (Pashto: شیرشاه سوری) (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān (Pashto: فرید خان) , was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar.He introduced the currency of the rupee. An ethnic Pashtun ruler, Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540 CE. After his accidental death in 1545 …

WebThe tomb of Sher Shah Suri is in the Sasaram town of Bihar state, India.The tomb was built in memory of Emperor Sher Shah Suri, a Pathan from Bihar who defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri Empire in northern India. He died in an accidental gunpowder explosion in the fort of Kalinjar on 10th day of Rabi' al-awwal, A.H. 952 or 13 May 1545 AD.

WebDuring his reign from 1537 to 1545, Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri of the Sur Empire set up a new civic and military administration and issued a coin of silver, weighing 178 grains, which was also termed the Rupiya. Suri also introduced copper coins called dam and gold coins called mohur that weighed 169 grains (10.95 g).

WebViceroys under Shah Jahan (1627–1658) Sher Khán Túar, Eighteenth Viceroy, 1627–1632. On the death of the emperor Jehangir, his son Shah Jahan ascended to the throne in 1627. Remembering the incumbent viceroy Saif Khán's hostility to him during his rebellion against his father, he imprisoned him and appointed Sher Khán Túar eighteenth viceroy with …

WebThe Mughal Empire's province Gujarat (now in India) was managed by the viceroys appointed by the emperors. The emperor Farrukhsiyar was deposed by influential Sayad brothers in 1719. He was succeeded by the short reigns of Rafi ud-Darajat and Shah Jahan II.Finally Muhammad Shah was raised to the throne by them. To make peace with …

WebRanjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10. After his father …

WebSher Singh (4 December 1807 – 15 September 1843) was the fourth Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.Elder of the twins of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire and Maharani Mehtab Kaur.His reign began on 18 January 1840 following his assault on Lahore which ended the brief regency of Maharani Chand Kaur. He was assassinated on 15 …

WebDuring Sher Shah Suri's reign 10000-armed men guarded the fort and it contained a permanent garrison. Haibat Khan, a trustworthy soldier of Sher Shah built the Jamia Masjid in 1543 AD, which lies to the west of the fort. It is made of white sandstone and comprises three domes each with a minaret. There is also a mausoleum of Habsh Khan, the ...

WebHakim Khan Suri was a member of the Suri dynasty and was a descendant of Sher Shah Suri (the founder of the Suri Empire). Hakim Khan was a seasoned Suri, who had his own axe to grind against the imperial motives of the Mughals. He found in Pratap an energetic, chivalrous and bold veteran hero, for whom the Mughal imperialism was a nuisance too.

WebRao Maldeo Rathore (5 December 1511 – 7 November 1562) was a king of Marwar from the Rathore dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Marwar in present day state of Rajasthan.Maldeo ascended the throne in 1531 CE, inheriting a small ancestral principality of Rathore's but after a long period of military actions against his neighbours, Maldeo …