Suri dynasty

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The Suri dynasty was a short-lived 16th-century Afghan dynasty in northern India, founded by Sher Shah Suri, that briefly interrupted Mughal rule and is noted for administrative and military reforms.

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Label Occurrences
Suri dynasty canonical 3
Suri dynasty in Bengal 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afghan dynasty ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ
early modern Indian dynasty ⓘ
administrativeDivision Pargana ⓘ
Sarkar ⓘ
capital Delhi ⓘ
Sasaram ⓘ
characteristic short-lived ⓘ
conflict Mughal–Suri Wars ⓘ
linked to: Mughal–Sur Wars
continent Asia ⓘ
country Sur Empire ⓘ
currency Rupiya ⓘ
linked to: rupee
endTime 1555 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Pashtun ⓘ
linked to: Pashtuns
founder Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
governmentType absolute monarchy ⓘ
interruptedRuleOf Mughal Empire ⓘ
introduced improved postal system ⓘ
systematic road stations (sarais) ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
land revenue reforms ⓘ
military reforms ⓘ
road building ⓘ
standardization of currency ⓘ
language Hindavi ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
majorInfrastructureProject Grand Trunk Road ⓘ
militarySystem standing army ⓘ
namedAfter Suri tribe ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Chausa ⓘ
Battle of Kannauj ⓘ
notableRuler Ibrahim Shah Suri ⓘ
Islam Shah Suri ⓘ
Muhammad Adil Shah ⓘ
Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
Sikandar Shah Suri ⓘ
overthrew Humayun ⓘ
predecessor Mughal Empire ⓘ
region Afghanistan ⓘ
Eastern India ⓘ
linked to: eastern India

Northern India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
startTime 1538 ⓘ
1540 ⓘ
successor Mughal Empire ⓘ
taxSystem measured land revenue assessment ⓘ
wasDefeatedBy Humayun ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ilyas Shahi dynasty → followedBy → Suri dynasty ⓘ
Hussain Shahi dynasty → followedBy → Suri dynasty ⓘ
Karrani dynasty → precededBy → Suri dynasty in Bengal ⓘ
linked to: Suri dynasty
Taj Khan Karrani → predecessorDynasty → Suri dynasty ⓘ