Islam Shah Suri
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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 Khan, since he had shown greater military ability. Jalal Khan was crowned on 26 May 1545 and took the title "Islam Shah". He was still worried that his brother would threaten his power and tried to have him captured, but Adil Khan evaded his grasp and raised an army which marched on Islam Shah, who was at Agra
. In the battle which followed Islam Shah was victorious and Adil Khan fled, never to be seen again.
The support some of the nobles had given his brother made Islam Shah suspicious and he ruthlessly purged their ranks, strictly subordinating the nobility to the crown. He continued his father's policies of efficient administration and increased centralisation. He had little opportunity for military campaigning; the fugitive Mughal emperor Humayun
, whom his father had overthrown, made only one abortive attempt to attack him.
Islam Shah died of urinary disease on 22 November 1554. He was succeeded by his son Firuz Shah Suri
, who was aged only twelve. Within a few days the boy ruler had been murdered by Sher Shah's nephew Muhammad Mubariz Khan, who then ascended the throne as Muhammad Adil Shah.
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...
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
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...
. On his father's death, an emergency meeting of nobles chose him to be successor instead of his elder brother Adil Khan, since he had shown greater military ability. Jalal Khan was crowned on 26 May 1545 and took the title "Islam Shah". He was still worried that his brother would threaten his power and tried to have him captured, but Adil Khan evaded his grasp and raised an army which marched on Islam Shah, who was at Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
. In the battle which followed Islam Shah was victorious and Adil Khan fled, never to be seen again.
The support some of the nobles had given his brother made Islam Shah suspicious and he ruthlessly purged their ranks, strictly subordinating the nobility to the crown. He continued his father's policies of efficient administration and increased centralisation. He had little opportunity for military campaigning; the fugitive Mughal emperor Humayun
Humayun
Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled present day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one...
, whom his father had overthrown, made only one abortive attempt to attack him.
Islam Shah died of urinary disease on 22 November 1554. He was succeeded by his son Firuz Shah Suri
Firuz Shah Suri
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.-See...
, who was aged only twelve. Within a few days the boy ruler had been murdered by Sher Shah's nephew Muhammad Mubariz Khan, who then ascended the throne as Muhammad Adil Shah.
Sources
- Abraham Eraly The Mughal Throne (Phoenix, 2003 edition) pages 94–97