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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sur dynasty canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.