Sher Shah Suri (1540-1545 A.D.)
Sher Shah was born in 1472 AD (according to Kanagua 1486 AD) was born from the womb of Hasan’s Afghan wife at a place called Baijwa (Hoshiarpur). Sherish’s childhood name was Fareed. His early life has been spent very hard. Sher Shah’s father, Hassan Khan Lohani, gave him Sher Khan’s title as a lion’s killer and appointed his guardian of Jalal Khan. Sherkhan had fought on behalf of Mughals in the war of Chanderi. And at the same time he said that “If fate helped me, I would easily dispel the Mughals one day out of India.”
After the death of Muhammad Shah (Bahar Khan Lohani), Sher Khan married his widowed Begum Begum. Thus in a way he became the ruler of South Bihar. Sherkha recruited qualified and trustworthy persons during his management (south Bihar) period. In 1529 AD, Sherkhan participated in the battle of Ghaghra from Mahmoud Lodi. But the Afghans were defeated.After defeating the ruler of Bengal Nusrat Shah in 1529 AD, Sher Khan assumed the title of Hazrat-Ala. 1530 AD Took control of the powerful fort of Chunar, but got too much property. Sherkha had cooperated Mahmood Lodi in the War of Dohariya (1532), but he had no significant contribution. Sherkha thought that after Mehmood Lodi’s fall, he could emerge as the leader of Afghans. That is why he always did not cooperate with Afghans with full will power.
1534 AD In Sher Khan compelled to give 13 lakh rupees to Mahmudshah, the inept ruler of Bengal in the war of Surajgarh.
After defeating Humayun in the Battle of Chausa (1539 AD), he read Khutbah of his name and coined the title of Sher Shah. Sher Shah in 1540 AD In the Battle of Humayun (Bilgram) defeated Humayun in the battle of Delhi, he gained the throne.
Thus, in 1540 AD In the North India, the establishment of the Surashan or the second Afghan empire. After Sher Shah took over the throne, he attacked the northwest of the Mughal loyalist pillars. And conquered it. But Sher Shah could not complete the beetle completely and he continued to oppose the Sher Shah.
Sher Shah built a strong fort named Rohtasgarh for the security of his north-western border and set a powerful army under the leadership of Habeet Khan and Khavha Khan.
1542 AD In Sher Shah attacked Malwa and took control over him. 1543 AD Attacked Raisin and killed Rajput ruler Purnanimal by betraying him. During this attack women made Jauhar. The incident of Raisingh is considered to be a stigma on the character of Sher Shah because he deceived many Rajput women and children to death. From this incident Qutbakhan felt so much ashamed that he committed suicide.
1544 AD In Sher Shah invaded Maladev ruler Marwar. In this war, Sher Shah resorted to diplomacy. In this war, Rajput Sardar, Zaidya and Kuppa demonstrated utmost valor and hidden sixteen Afghan soldiers.
Sher Shah was so impressed with Rajput’s dynasty in the battle of Marwar that he said – “I had lost almost the Hindu population for a handful of millet.”
In 1545 AD, Sher Shah wanted to grab a dancing- maid of Kirat Singh. Which Kirat Singh had refused to give. In addition, Kirat Singh gave shelter to King Veerabhan Baghela of Rewa.
During this campaign, when he was operating a firearms called a ukka, At the same time, a clot came out of the wall of the fort and dropped on a pile of gunpowder and died after it caught fire. The Sher Shah left Marwar and did not deprive other Rajput kings from their state, but accepted their submission and returned their kingdom. Sher Shah divided all Bengal to the governments in order to end the fear of revolt in remote and wealthy states like Bengal, and gave each one under the control of a shikadaar.
A civilian official appointed Amin-e-Bangla or Amir-e-Bengal to take care of the peasantry. And firstly this post was given to a person named Kaajeephajeelaat.
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