Suri dynasty

Suri dynasty

The Suri Dynasty was founded by the powerful Afghan conqueror Sher Shah, an ethnic Pasthun who's family hailed from Peshawer (Pakistan), (his real name was Farid Khan) after he defeated Mughal Emperor Humayun in the 1539 Battle of Chausa. The dynasty was made-up of "Afghans". [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9070424/Sur-Dynasty Encyclopedia Britannica - Sur Dynasty] ] [ [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0844870.html Columbia Encyclopedia - Sher Khan] ] [ [http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/shershah.html Sher Shah brief biography as ruler] ] [ [http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P055 Sher Shah Suri] ] [ [http://www.indhistory.com/sher-shah-suri.html Sher Shah Suri] ] They ruled Delhi Sultanate between 1540 and 1555/1556. Their rule came to an end by a defeat that led to restoration of the Mughal Empire.

Today, the Suris are part of the Pashtun tribal system and belong to the sub-groups of the Ghilzais.

Rulers of Suri dynasty

*Sher Shah Suri (1540-1545)
*Islam Shah Suri (1545-1553)
*Firuz Shah Suri
*Muhammad Shah Adil
*Ibrahim Shah Suri
*Sikandar Shah Suri
*Adil Shah Suri

ee also

*Delhi Sultanate

References

External links

* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9070424/Sur-Dynasty Encyclopedia Britannica - Sur Dynasty]
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067304/Sher-Shah-of-Sur Encyclopedia Britannica - Sher Shah of Sur]
* [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0844870.html Columbia Encyclopedia - Sher Khan]
* [http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/shershah.html Sher Shah brief biography as ruler]
* [http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P055 Sher Shah Suri]
* [http://www.indhistory.com/sher-shah-suri.html Sher Shah Suri]
* [http://tanmoy.tripod.com/bengal/sher.html Sher Shah Suri and early Mughal period]
* [http://www.friesian.com/sangoku.htm Islâm,622 -present]


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