Question

Sher Shah suri was born in _________?
A.1468
B.1470
C.1472
D.1481

Answer 1

Hint:The real name of Sher Shah Farid Khan was one of the eight sons of Hasan khan. He founded the Sur Dynasty, having Delhi as its capital by throwing Hamayun out of India. When Sher Shah died, his son Islam shah climbed the throne. He was married to Rani shah. Sher Shah Suri was an ambitious person and wanted to turn the Mughals out of India.

Complete answer:
Shershah suri was born in Sasaram in 1472. Sher Shah Suri had very good administrative skills and due to this reason, his father appointed him to manage his Jagir but he left it. Sher shah fought with his father and left his home, to work as a soldier in the service of the governor-general of Janpur, Jamal khan, and after that, he also worked under Bahar Khan Mughal king of Bihar, and that Mughal king awarded his bravery and gave him the title Sher khan. Then Bahar khan appointed him as a deputy governor. He also gave him the service to train his son Jalal Khan. As Jalal khan was a minor so Sher Shah was considered a virtual king of Bihar. In 1534, Sher Shah fought the Battle of Surajgarh and defeated Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah's force. Then in 1539, Sher Shah along with Hamayun fought the battle Chausa and he(Sher Shah) became the sultan of Delhi.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: Sheh Shah Suri died in an accident. In 1545, when he tried to besiege the strong Kalinjar fort in Bundelkhand, an explosion of gunpowder happened and he died. His tomb is famous as Sher Shah Suri tomb situated in Sasaram He is considered the strongest and successful leader during medieval India, though he ruled over India only for 5 years, he brought some immense changes which had an everlasting impact on the lives of the people.