The Beginning of Mughal

Empire
Sher Shah Suri – A Great
Ruler
a) Inquireabout how Sher Shah
defeated Humayun.
b) Explain the early life and
achievements of Sher Shah as a
great ruler of Sur Dynasty.
c) Construct the Timeline of Sher
Shah and Mughal Empire.
Introduction:
 The Mughal Dynasty ruled India for 300 years.
 Babar, the founder of this dynasty was later

succeeded by his son Humayun.

 Humayun was a weak and incompetent ruler

and he lost his empire for 15 years to a brave

and courageous Afghan warrior Sher Khan.
 He ruled from Delhi and established “The Sur

Dynasty”.
 Before he became king, he worked for the
Mughal Governor of Bihar.
 One day the governor was out hunting when a

tiger appeared and was about to attack him.

 He killed the tiger with his bare hands and

thus came to be known as Sher Khan for his

brave act.
Achievements & contribution of
Sher Shah for Subcontinent
 He was the first to make the grand Trunk Road
or Sark e Azam from Bengal to Kabul.
 The Sarayas were constructed at every mile

and a half for the traders and travellers to rest.

 He planted trees including fruit trees along the

road for the travellers.

 He issued a coin called Rupiah.
 Kos Minars were used as distance markers.
 The Sarayas were used as Dak Chaukis. The
letters were carried by horse riders.
 The courts( Dar ul Adalat) were established to

maintain justice and the cases were decided by

the Qazi.
 Local government bodies were developed.
 Sher Shah is called the greatest ruler of India

and the Mughals adopted his administrative

ideas to govern India.
Timeline of Sher Shah and The
Mughal Empire:
Ruler Time Period
Zaheer uddin Babar 1526-1530 A.D
Naseeruddin Humayun 1530-1540 A.D
Sher Shah Suri 1540-1555 A.D
Naseeruddin Humayun 1555-1556 A.D
Jalaluddin Akbar 1556-1605 A.D
Jahangir 1605-1627 A.D
Shahjahan 1627- 1658 A.D
Aurangzeb Alamgir 1658-1707 A.D