Sur dynasty

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The Sur dynasty was a short-lived Afghan Muslim ruling family in northern India during the 16th century, best known for Sher Shah Suri’s administrative and military reforms that briefly interrupted Mughal rule.

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Sur dynasty canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afghan Muslim dynasty
dynasty
capital Agra NERFINISHED
Delhi NERFINISHED
Sasaram NERFINISHED
conflict Mughal–Sur Wars NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country India
currency Rupiya
declineCause Mughal reconquest under Humayun
internal conflicts
endTime 1555
ethnicOrigin Afghan
founder Sher Shah Suri NERFINISHED
governmentForm monarchy
hasMonarch Firuz Shah Suri NERFINISHED
Ibrahim Shah Suri NERFINISHED
Islam Shah Suri NERFINISHED
Muhammad Adil Shah NERFINISHED
Sher Shah Suri NERFINISHED
Sikandar Shah Suri NERFINISHED
historicalEra 16th century
introduced Rupiya silver coin
keyBattle Battle of Chausa NERFINISHED
Battle of Kannauj NERFINISHED
knownFor administrative reforms
land revenue reforms
military reforms
postal system improvements
road building
language Hindavi
Persian
majorRoad Grand Trunk Road NERFINISHED
namedAfter Sur tribe NERFINISHED
notableRuler Sher Shah Suri NERFINISHED
predecessor Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
region Northern India NERFINISHED
religion Islam
shortDescription Short-lived Afghan Muslim dynasty that briefly displaced the Mughals in 16th-century northern India
startTime 1540
successor Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes Bengal NERFINISHED
Bihar NERFINISHED
Delhi region NERFINISHED
Gujarat (partly) NERFINISHED
Malwa NERFINISHED
Punjab NERFINISHED
Rajasthan NERFINISHED
Sindh NERFINISHED

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Sher Shah Suri dynasty Sur dynasty
Sur tribe dynasty Sur dynasty
Mughal–Sur Wars conflictBetween Sur dynasty