Indian History and World History (Part-18)

Babur and Jahangir are the only two emperors of the Mughal Empire who wrote their auto biographies.

Baburnama is also known to be the first real autobiography in Islamic literature.

Baburnama was written in Chagatai Turkish, which was Babur's mother tongue.

He took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538 and established the Suri Empire.

He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa (1538) and the battle of Kanauj (1540).

• After Sher Shah’s death in 1545, his successors were weak.

• Humayun later returned in 1555 and re-established Mughal rule after defeating the Sur dynasty.

He took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538 and established the Suri Empire.

He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa (1538) and the battle of Kanauj (1540).

• After Sher Shah’s death in 1545, his successors were weak.

• Humayun later returned in 1555 and re-established Mughal rule after defeating the Sur dynasty.

He took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538 and established the Suri Empire.

He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa (1538) and the battle of Kanauj (1540).

• After Sher Shah’s death in 1545, his successors were weak.

• Humayun later returned in 1555 and re-established Mughal rule after defeating the Sur dynasty.

He took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538 and established the Suri Empire.

He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa (1538) and the battle of Kanauj (1540).

• After Sher Shah’s death in 1545, his successors were weak.

• Humayun later returned in 1555 and re-established Mughal rule after defeating the Sur dynasty.

He took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538 and established the Suri Empire.

He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa (1538) and the battle of Kanauj (1540).

• After Sher Shah’s death in 1545, his successors were weak.

• Humayun later returned in 1555 and re-established Mughal rule after defeating the Sur dynasty.

He took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538 and established the Suri Empire.

He defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa (1538) and the battle of Kanauj (1540).

• After Sher Shah’s death in 1545, his successors were weak.

• Humayun later returned in 1555 and re-established Mughal rule after defeating the Sur dynasty.

Sher Shah Suri issued the Rupiya coin and fixed standard weights and measures all over the empire.

This coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri weighed 178 grains and was the precursor of the modern rupee.

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• Sher Shah also introduced a gold coin called Mohur and a copper coin called Dam.

• His currency system was so well-designed that even the Mughal emperors (like Akbar) continued it.

The tomb was built in memory of Emperor Sher Shah Suri, a Pathan of Bihar who defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri Empire in northern India.

This tomb is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture, designed by the architect Mir Muhammad Aliwal Khan and constructed between 1540 and 1545,

this red mausoleum of sandstone is known as the second Taj Mahal of India, standing in the middle of an artificial lake, which is almost square in size.