Sur tribe

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The Sur tribe was a Pashtun clan that rose to prominence in 16th-century northern India, providing the ruling family of the Sur Empire founded by Sher Shah Suri.

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Sur tribe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pashtun tribe
ethnic group
associatedLanguage Persian (court language of Sur rulers)
associatedReligion Sunni Islam
associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
conflictWith Humayun NERFINISHED
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
countryOfOrigin Afghanistan
dynasty Sur dynasty
ethnicGroupOf Pashtuns
ethnicSubgroupOf Pashtuns
foundedEmpire Sur Empire
historicalCategory Medieval Pashtun dynastic clan
historicalEra 16th century
historicalStatus defunct ruling clan in India
knownFor administrative reforms through Sher Shah Suri
military leadership in North India
language Pashto language
surface form: Pashto
legacy construction projects initiated by Sher Shah Suri
precursor to later Mughal administrative systems
notableFor providing the ruling dynasty of the Sur Empire
notableMember Mohammed Adil Shah
surface form: Adil Shah Suri

Islam Shah Suri
Muhammad Shah Adil
Sher Shah Suri
Sikandar Shah Suri NERFINISHED
originLegend linked to the region of Ghor in Afghanistan
partOf Pashtuns
surface form: Rohilla (Roh) Pashtun grouping
politicalCenter Delhi
Sasaram
politicalInfluenceRegion Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Indo-Gangetic plain

northern India
surface form: North India
producedRulerOf Bengal
Bihar
Delhi Sultanate
producedTitleHolder Sher Shah Suri, Sultan of Hindustan NERFINISHED
region Ghor Province
surface form: Ghor

Roh
present-day Afghanistan
relatedTribe Lodi tribe
Other Roh Pashtun tribes
religion Islam
roseToProminenceIn 16th-century northern India
ruledDuring 1530s
1540s
1550s

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Sur Empire namedAfter Sur tribe
Sher Shah Suri tribe Sur tribe