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Sher Shah Suri (1486 – 22 May 1545) (Pashto: فريد خان شير شاہ سوري‎ – Farīd Xān Šer Šāh Sūrī, Bengali: শের শাহ সুরি), birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan ,this term is used by Abbas Khan Sarwani in 'Tauhfa-i-Akbarshahi' (The Lion King), was the Pashtun founder of the Sur Empire in the Indian subcontinent, with its capital at Delhi.[3] He rebelled and took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540. After his accidental death in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor.[4][5][6][7][8] He first served as a private before rising to become a commander in the Mughal army under Babur and then as the governor of Bihar. In 1537, when Babur's son Humayun was elsewhere on an expedition, Sher Khan overran the state of Bengal and established the Sur dynasty.[9] A brilliant strategist, Sher Shah proved himself a gifted administrator as well as an able general. His reorganization of the empire laid the foundations for the later Mughal emperors, notably Akbar the Great, son of Humayun.[9

Grand Trunk Road For centuries, the Grand Trunk Road has served as the main artery from travel across northern India. A scene from the Ambala cantonment during the British Raj.

Mughals extended Grand Trunk Road westwards: at one time, it extended to Kabul in Afghanistan, crossing the Khyber Pass. The road was later improved by the British rulers of colonial India. It was extended to run from Calcutta to Peshawar (present-day Pakistan). Over the centuries, the road acted as a major trade routes in the region and facilitated both travel and postal communication. Since the era of Sher Shah, the road was dotted with caravansarais (highway inns) at regular intervals, and trees were planted on both sides of the road to give shade to the travellers and merchants. Sher Shah made many road for tax free trade.