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Expansion of the Sur Empire

Type Event Region India Time 1540–1545

In the 1540s Sher Shah Suri, after defeating the Mughals, rapidly unified much of northern India, conquering Bengal to the east and controlling Malwa…

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  1. 1540–1542Delhi–Agra corridor · North IndiaAfter defeating Humayun, Sher Shah swiftly seized Delhi, Agra, and the core of the Gangetic plain, wiping out Mughal remnants and establishing Sur rule over northern India.
  2. 1541–1544Bengal and Malwa · BengalSur armies conquered Bengal to the east, controlling the wealthy Bay of Bengal trade zone, while pushing west into Malwa, extending imperial influence to the northern edge of the Deccan and forming a vast domain spanning the north-central subcontinent.
  3. 1543–1545Rajput tract · RajputanaIn the later 1540s Sher Shah continued southward, capturing Rajput fortresses such as Ranthambore, and was killed in 1545 while besieging Kalinjar. The expansion brought the Sur Empire to its zenith in the 1540s, but the sultan's sudden death plunged it into a succession crisis.

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