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Encyclopedia > Adil Shah Suri

Adil Shah Suri was seventh ruler of Sur dynasty. He was the brother of Sikandar Shah Suri Sikandar Shah Suri and his brother Adil Shah Suri fought against Akbar. The Sur dynasty was an Afghan family, founded by Sher Shah after his defeat of Humayun in 1539, ruled in the north of India between 1540 and 1556. ... Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (Persian: جلال الدین محمد اکبر), (alternative spellings include Jellaladin, Celalettin) also known as Akbar the Great (Akbār-e-Azam) (October 15, 1542 – October 27, 1605) was the son of Humayun whom he succeeded to become ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 until 1605. ...


Adil Shah Suri's general Hemu, a low-caste Hindu warrior, succeeded in launching a surprise attack on the unprepared Tardi Beg Khan, Mughal military commander of Delhi who promptly fled the city. Hemu, who had launched the attack on behalf of Adil Shah Suri, had won 22 successive battles and appointed himself ruler, or Raja Vikramaditya, instead Adil Shah. On November 5, 1556 Akbar's Mughal army defeated the numerically superior forces of General Hemu at the Second Battle of Panipat, fifty miles north of Delhi, thanks to a chance arrow into Hemu's eye. Hemu was brought before Akbar unconscious, and was beheaded. Hemuchandra or Hemu (d. ... Caste systems are traditional, hereditary systems of social stratification. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Baháí House of Worship is one of the most famous landmarks in Delhi. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Hemuchandra or Hemu (d. ... The Second Battle of Panipat took place on November 5, 1556. ... Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Baháí House of Worship is one of the most famous landmarks in Delhi. ...


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