Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri (1486, Sasaram–May 22, 1545 Kalinjar) (Pashto: شیر شاہ سوری - Šīr Šāh Sūrī), also known as Farid Khan or Sher Khan (The Tiger King or The Lion King), was a powerful medieval Indian emperor (1540–45) from Sasaram, Bihar, India. Sher Shah was of Pashtun (Afghan) descent who founded the dynasty known as Sur Dynasty in 1540 in North India. He drove out the Mughal dynasty in Agra and his rule marked the beginning of the short lived Suri Dynasty in India.
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