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Who was Sher Shah Suri?
Where was he born?
How he bacame a Rular?
Why was he close to Afghans?
Why he compelled Hamayum to Jump into the river?
Wo kon that his ne dak ka nizaam dia?
wo kon tha jis ne GT Road bnwaya?
Today marks the beginning of a new series based on the life of Sher Shah Suri, also known as Farid Khan, who ruled India for six years as a Muslim emperor and twice beat the Mughal emperor Humayun.


From 1540 to 1545, he ruled the Indian Subcontinent. He oversaw establishing a new economic and military administration, issuing the first Rupiya from "Tanka," and establishing a unified postal network.

Subsequent Mughal rulers, most notably Akbar, admired him for his wisdom and the success of his policies. Suri expanded Humayun's city of Dina-Panah and renamed it Shergarh[6] while reviving Pataliputra, an ancient city that had fallen into disrepair since the 7th century CE, and calling it Patna.

Beginning in Chittagong on the eastern edge of the Bengal region in northeastern India, he built the Grand Trunk Road to Kabul in Afghanistan on the country's western edge. His adversary Humayun described him as "Ustad-I-Badshahan," a teacher of kings, recognising the lasting impact of his reforms and inventions that outlived his reign. There was never a single military defeat throughout his whole seven-year tenure.

The mediaeval Indian emperor Sher Shah was a brilliant administrator and ruler. Sher Shah, the lion king, was born with the name Farid. He was the offspring of Hussain and hence the grandson of Ibrahim Sur. His great-grandfather joined the Punjabi army during the reign of Bahlol Lodhi after coming to India in quest of work. According to legend, Farid entered the world around 1472 in Punjab. In 1527, Sher Khan enlisted in the Mughal military. Sher khan provided Babur with invaluable assistance during their campaign on Bihar, and in return, Babur granted him a jagir. Sher Khan worked in the Mughal government and military. That's why he knew so much about the flaws in the Mughal political-military machine and economic structure.

However, Bengal's Sultan Mahmud was so humiliated by his loss at Shurajgarh that he resolved to purge the shame from his name. With the Portuguese of Chinsura, he assaulted Sher khan but was ultimately beaten; buoyed by his successes, Sher khan then laid siege to the famed forte of Gaur.



Since Humayun was preoccupied with Bahadur Shah at the time of Sher khan's conquest of Bengal, he failed to recognise the gravity of the threat posed by the Afghan leader. Sher khan continued to Bengal, but Humayun made a grave error there, devoting six months to a not-so-important achievement—the reduction of the occupation of the fort of Chunar. Sher khan made the most of Humayun's mistake, relocating the families of his afghan nobility and all the treasure to Ruhtas, which he had occupied in 1538. Then he marched his troops back to confront Humayun's superior army.

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