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INTRODUCTION
He was related to Timur from his father’s side and Chengiz Khan through his
mother .
Babur succeeded his father Umar Shaikh Mirza as the ruler of Farghana .
But he was soon defeated by his relative and as result lost his Kingdom .
He became a wanderer for sometime till he captured Kabul from his uncle .
Then , Babur took interest in conquering India and launched four expeditions
between 1519 and 1523 .
Military Conquests
On eve of Babur’s invasion of India , there were Five prominent Muslim RULERS –
The Sultans of Delhi , Gujarat , Malwa , Bengal and the Deccan and
Two prominent Hindu rulers – Rana Sangha of Mewar and the Vijayanagar Empire.
Then he proceeded against Delhi where Ibrahim Lodi was the Sultan .
On 21st April , 1526 the first Battle of Panipat took place between Babur and Ibrahim
Lodi
Babur killed Ibrahim Lodi in the battle .
Babur occupied Delhi and sent his son Humayun to seize Agra .
He marched against Babur in the Battle of Khanua near Agra in 1527 but Babur got
victory .
In 1528 , Babur captured Chanderi from another Rajput ruler Medini Rai .
In the next year , Babur defeated the Afghans in the Battle of Gogra in Bihar .
Humayun means “ Fortune “ but he remained the most unfortunate ruler of the
Mughal Empire .
Therefore , he suddenly concluded a treaty with the Afghan leader Sher Khan (Sher Shah )
And proceeded towards Gujarat .
Humayun captured Gujarat from Bahadur Shah and appointed Askari as its Governor .
But soon Bahadur Shah recovered Gujarat from Askari who fled from there .
Humayun marched against him , the Battle of Chausa was held in 1539 .
Sher Khan destroyed the Mughal army and Humayun escaped from there .
Humayun reached Agra to negotiate with his brothers .
Humayun fought with Sher Khan alone in the Battle of Bilgram in 1540 .
After losing his Kingdom , Humayun an exile for the next 15 years .
The founder of the Sur Dynasty was Sher Shah , whose original name was Farid .
Farid served under the Afghan ruler of Bihar , who gave him the title Sher Khan for his
bravery .
His empire consisted of of the whole of North India except Assam , Nepal , Kashmir
and Gujarat .
Chief Munsif ( Judge ) were the two officers in charge of the Administration in each
Sarkar .
The Land Revenue Administration was well organized under Sher Shah .
Sher Shah introduced new Silver Coins called “ Dam “ and they were in circulation till
1835 .
Sher Shah had improved the communications by laying four important highways .
They were
1. Sonargaon to Sind
2. Agra to Burhampur
4. Lahore to Multan .
Rest houses were built on the highways for the convenience of the travellers .
Police was efficiently reorganized and crime was less during his regime .
The Military administration was also efficiently reorganized .
He built a new city on the bank of the river Yamuna near Delhi .
Now the old fort called Purana Qila and its Mosque is alone surviving .
He also built a Mausoleum at Sasaram , which is considered as one of the Master pieces
of Indian Architecture .
He patronised the learned man , Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote the famous Hindi work
Padmavat during his reign .
After Sher Shah’s death in 1545 his successors ruled till 1555 when Humayun re
conquered India .