Sur Empire

Sur Empire
1538–1556
Map of the Sur Empire at its greatest extent under Sher Shah Suri (1540–1545)[1]
StatusEmpire
CapitalSasaram
Delhi
Official languagesHindavi[2]
Common languagesPersian
Religion
Sunni Islam
Sultan 
• 1538
Sher Shah Suri (first)
• 1556
Adil Shah Suri (last)

The Sur Empire was an Empire of the Afghan Surid dynasty that ruled India between 1538 and 1556 founded by king Sher Shah Suri after defeating Humayun of the Mughal Empire.

Sources

  1. ↑ Schwartzberg, Joseph (1978). A Historical Atlas of South Asia. University of Chicago Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-19-506869-6. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ↑ Alam, Muzaffar (1998). "The pursuit of Persian: Language in Mughal Politics". Modern Asian Studies. 32 (2). Cambridge University Press: 317–349. doi:10.1017/s0026749x98002947. S2CID 146630389. Hindavi was recognized as a semi-official language by the Sor Sultans (1540–55) and their chancellery rescripts bore transcriptions in the Devanagari script of the Persian contents. The practice is said to have been introduced by the Lodis (1451–1526).
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