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The Suri Empire

From 1540 to 1555, the Suri dynasty ruled much of northern India. Sher Shah Suri strengthened land-revenue administration, standardised a silver rupiya and improved major road and postal networks before his death in 1545; his successors struggled to maintain the state.

The Suri Empire
The Suri Empire

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