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The founder of the Sur dynasty who briefly ended Mughal rule in India was:
Bairam Khan
Ibrahim Lodi
Sher Shah Suri
Daulat Khan Lodi
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri, originally named Farid Khan, defeated the Mughal Emperor Humayun at the battles of Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540) to establish the Sur Dynasty. His short but impactful reign from 1540 to 1545 introduced administrative, military, and currency reforms that influenced the later Mughal governance structure.
Sher Shah Suri, originally named Farid Khan, defeated the Mughal Emperor Humayun at the battles of Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540) to establish the Sur Dynasty. His short but impactful reign from 1540 to 1545 introduced administrative, military, and currency reforms that influenced the later Mughal governance structure.
Sur Dynasty Timeline: 1540 to 1555 AD, an interregnum period during the Mughal rule in India.
Sher Shah Suri is credited with the introduction of the silver 'Rupiya' which became the precursor to the modern Indian Rupee.
He constructed the Grand Trunk Road, historically known as Sadak-e-Azam, connecting Sonargaon to Attock.
He implemented a systematic land revenue assessment based on the 'Zabti' system of measurement.
His mausoleum is located in Sasaram, Bihar, and is considered an architectural masterpiece of the Indo-Islamic style.
Sher Shah's administration was highly centralized, featuring an efficient postal system and a well-organized spy network (Barids).
He issued the first standardized copper coins called 'Dam' and gold coins known as 'Ashrafi'.
Bairam Khan was a prominent general and mentor to Akbar who served the Mughal Empire, not the Sur Dynasty.
Ibrahim Lodi was the last ruler of the Lodi Dynasty and was defeated by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
Daulat Khan Lodi was the Governor of Punjab who invited Babur to invade India, contributing to the fall of the Lodi Dynasty.
C is correct тАФ Sher Shah Suri founded the Sur Dynasty after defeating Humayun and driving him into exile for 15 years.
Sher Shah Suri's land revenue reforms were so effective that Raja Todar Mal later adopted similar methodologies during the reign of Akbar, connecting administrative continuity across dynasties.
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