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Rohtas Fort
fort in Punjab, Pakistan
Grand Trunk Road
ancient major road in Asia from Teknaf, Bangladesh, to Kabul, Afghanistan
Sur Empire
empire of Pashtun origin who ruled a large territory in Northern part of South Asia between 1540 and 1556
Battle of Panipat
1556 battle
Hemu
Hemu (; also known as Hemu Vikramaditya and Hemchandra Vikramaditya; died 5 November 1556) was an Indian emperor who previously served as a general and Wazir of Adil Shah Suri of Sur Empire during a period in Indian history when Mughals and Afghans were vying for power across North India. He fought Afghan rebels across North India from Punjab to Bengal and Mughal forces of Humayun and Akbar in Agra and Delhi, winning 22 battles for Adil Shah Suri.
Purana Qila
building in India
Mohur
The Mohur is a gold coin that was formerly minted by several governments, including British India and some of the princely states which existed alongside it, the Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire, Kingdom of Nepal, and Persia (chiefly Afghanistan). It was usually equivalent in value to fifteen silver rupees. It was last minted in British India in 1918, but some princely states continued to issue the coins until their accession to India after 1947. Similar coins were also issued by the British authorities in denominations of mohur (10 rupees), mohur (5 rupees) and the double mohur (30 rupees), and
Rohtasgarh Fort
fort in Bihar
Tomb of Sher Shah Suri
tomb in Sasaram town of Bihar state, India
Sher Shah Suri Masjid
mosque in India
Battle of Sirhind
1555 battle between the Mughal and Suri empires
Salimgarh Fort
building in India
Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque
mosque in India
Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi
book by Abbas Sarwani
Dam
Indian copper coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri
Battle of Machhiwara
Mughal-Suri battle
Tomb of Isa Khan
mausoleum in Delhi, India
Shergarh Fort
fort near Sasaram in Bihar, India