Sur Empire
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The Sur Empire was a short-lived 16th-century Afghan dynasty in northern India, founded by Sher Shah Suri, that temporarily displaced the Mughal Empire and introduced significant administrative and economic reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sur Empire canonical | 9 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afghan dynasty
ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ early modern empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Delhi
ⓘ
Sasaram ⓘ |
| conflict | Mughal–Sur Wars ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currency | Rupiya ⓘ |
| endTime | 1555 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| foundedBy | Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| founder | Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| governmentType | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| implemented |
land revenue survey
ⓘ
postal relay system ⓘ roadside sarais ⓘ zabt revenue system ⓘ |
| introduced |
Rupiya silver coin
ⓘ
road and postal reforms ⓘ standardized coinage system ⓘ uniform revenue system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
economic reforms ⓘ military efficiency ⓘ |
| language |
Hindavi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| legacyInfluenceOn | Akbar's administration ⓘ |
| majorRoadProject | Grand Trunk Road improvements ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sur tribe ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Sher Shah Suri
ⓘ
surface form:
Islam Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Humayun ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| startTime | 1540 ⓘ |
| successor |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| territoryIncludes |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Delhi region ⓘ Malwa ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Sindh ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.