Surids
The Surids (also Suri dynasty ) were from the Kakar tribe , a Pashtun clan who ruled northern India from 1540 to 1555/56.
history
The dynasty was founded by the conqueror or usurper Sher Shah Suri after his defeat of the Mughal ruler Humayun at the Battle of Chausa (1539). Their rule was ended by the restoration of the Mughal Empire.
Ruler of the Suri Dynasty
- Sher Shah Suri (r. 1540-1545)
- Islam Shah Suri (ruled 1545–1554)
- Firuz Shah Suri (r. 1554)
- Muhammad Adil Shah Suri (r. 1554–1555; † 1557)
- Ibrahim Shah Suri (r. 1555; † 1567/8)
- Sikandar Shah Suri (r. 1555; † 1559)
Hemu
Hemu , Hindu general and first minister of Adil Shah, appeared as a pretender to the throne after his victory in the battle of Tughlaqabad , but was fatally wounded and beheaded in the second battle of Panipat on November 5, 1556, making the way for the then only 14-year-old Mughal ruler Akbar I. became free.
Web links
Commons : Suriden - collection of images, videos and audio files
