Firuz Shah Suri
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Firuz Shah Suri was the third ruler of Sur dynasty
. He was son of Islam Shah Suri
and succeeded him in 1553 when he was twelve years old. Firuz Shah Suri was assassinated within days of his coronation by Sher Shah Suri
's nephew Muhammad Mubariz Khan who later ruled as Muhammad Shah Adil
.
Sur Dynasty
The Suri Empire was established by a Muslim dynasty of Afghan origin who ruled a vast territory in the Indian subcontinent between 1540 to 1557, with Delhi serving as its capital...
. He was son of Islam Shah Suri
Islam Shah Suri
Islam Shah Suri was the second ruler of the Sur dynasty which ruled part of India in the mid-16th century. His original name was Jalal Khan and he was the second son of Sher Shah Suri. On his father's death, an emergency meeting of nobles chose him to be successor instead of his elder brother Adil...
and succeeded him in 1553 when he was twelve years old. Firuz Shah Suri was assassinated within days of his coronation by Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
's nephew Muhammad Mubariz Khan who later ruled as Muhammad Shah Adil
Muhammad Shah Adil
Muhammad Adil Shah was the fourth ruler of the Sur dynasty, a late medieval Afghan dynasty of northern India.-Early life:...
.
See also
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- History of IndiaHistory of IndiaThe history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from...