Sher Shah Suri's Dynasty (1540 - 1555)

Sher Shah Suri's Dynasty (1540 - 1555)

- Childood name - Farid

- Entered the service of Bahar khan Lodi, the Afghan Governor of South Bhar. Who gave him the title 'Sher Khan'.

- Sher Shah's last compaign was against kalinjar where he was victorious, but died due to an accidental explosion (1545). His Masouleum was constructed at Sikandara

- He was the first rule to use silver 'Rupaiya'

- Succeeded by his son Islam Shah.

- 1555 - Sikandar - Suri was defeated by Humayun.

SHER SHSH'S ADMINISTRATION :

- Highley centralised government based on autocratic monarchy.

- Divided his empire into 47 Sarkars, which were again divided into serveral Paraganas & inturn into Villages.

- he made the 'Muqaddam' (Villages head ) & Zamindars responsible for local crime.

- Got many Sarais built for resting of travellers & traders, around which 'Qasbahs' or market towns emerged.

- Got the grand trunk road build form Sonargaon. to Attock.

- Improvel the Land revenue system by adopting 'Zabti-i-har-saal' using 'Gaz-i-Sikandari'

- Introduced two documents 'patta' (amount each peasant had to pay) & 'Qubuliyat' (dead of agreement).

MUGHAL LITERATURE

- Abdul Fazl - 'Akbarnama' & 'Ain-i-Akbari'

- Gulbadan Begum - 'Humayun - Namah'

- Mulla Daud - 'Tarkish-i-Alfi'.

- Abbas Khan Sherwani - 'Tarikh-i-Sher-Shahi'.

- Abdul Qadir Badyuni - 'Mintakhab-ul-Tawarikh'.

- Nizamuddin Ahmad - 'Tabaqat-i-Akbari'

- Faizi Sarhindi - 'Akbarnama'.

- Abdul Hamid Lahori - 'Padshah Namah'

- Inayat Khan - 'Shah Jahan Namah'.

- Khafi Khan - 'Muntakhab-ul-Lubab'

- Mirza Muhammad Kasim - 'Alamgir Nama'.

- Iswar Das - 'Futuhat-i-Alamagiri'.

- Nimat Khan Ali - 'Wagai-i-Hyderbad'

- Bhimsen - 'Nushka-i-Dilkusha'.

FOREIGN TRAVELLERS

- Akbar - father Antonie Monserrette, Ralph Fitch.

- Jahangir - William Hawking, William Fitch, John Jourdian, Nicholas Downton, Nicholas Withington, Thoms, Crryet, Sir Thomas Roe, Edward Terry, Pietra dela Vale, Poelsart.

- Shah Jahan - Tavernier, Peter Mundy, Bernier.

- Aurangzeb - Bernier, Manucci, William Norris.