Sher Shah Suri
1486 CE–1545 CE · Delhi
Sher Shah Suri (born Farid Khan, reigned 1540-1545) was an Afghan ruler who founded the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India after defeating the Mughal emperor Humayun and driving him into exile. Though his reign was brief, he is remembered as an able administrator who reorganized revenue collection, introduced a standardized silver coin known as the rupee, and improved roads including the Grand Trunk Road linking Bengal to the northwest. His administrative reforms influenced the later Mughal system under Akbar.
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