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	In late 1556, Sikandar became active again. He defeated Mughal general Khizr Khwaja Khan at Chamiari (presently in [[Amritsar district]]) and began to collect taxes with [[Kalanaur, Punjab\|Kalanaur]] as his headquarters. [[Bairam Khan]] sent Khan Alam (Iskandar Khan) to assist Khizr Khwaja Khan and finally on 7 December 1556 [[Akbar]] along with Bairam Khan left Delhi to deal with him. Sikandar again retreated to the Sivaliks and took refuge in fort [[Mau]] under [[Nurpur kingdom]] . After six months of resistance from the besieged fort, Sikandar surrendered the fort on 25 July 1557.<ref name=r2>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{Listed Invalid ISBN\|81-7276-407-1}}, pp.106-7</ref> His local supporter Raja Bakht Mal was beheaded by [[Bairam Khan]] and he was sent to Bihar where he died in 1559.<ref name=r1/>		In late 1556, Sikandar became active again. He defeated Mughal general Khizr Khwaja Khan at Chamiari (presently in [[Amritsar district]]) and began to collect taxes with [[Kalanaur, Punjab\|Kalanaur]] as his headquarters. [[Bairam Khan]] sent Khan Alam (Iskandar Khan) to assist Khizr Khwaja Khan and finally on 7 December 1556 [[Akbar]] along with Bairam Khan left Delhi to deal with him. Sikandar again retreated to the Sivaliks and took refuge in fort [[Mau, Himachal Pradesh\|Mau]] under [[Nurpur kingdom]] . After six months of resistance from the besieged fort, Sikandar surrendered the fort on 25 July 1557.<ref name=r2>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{Listed Invalid ISBN\|81-7276-407-1}}, pp.106-7</ref> His local supporter Raja Bakht Mal was beheaded by [[Bairam Khan]] and he was sent to Bihar where he died in 1559.<ref name=r1/>

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	'''Sikandar Shah Suri''' (died 1559) was the sixth ruler of [[Sur dynasty]], a late medieval [[Pashtun people\|Pashtun]] dynasty of northern [[India]]. He became the [[sultan]] of [[Delhi]] after overthrowing [[Ibrahim Shah Suri]].		'''Sikandar Shah Suri''' (died 1559) was the sixth ruler of the [[Sur Empire\|Sur dynasty]], a late medieval [[Pashtun people\|Pashtun]] dynasty of northern [[India]]. He became the [[sultan]] of [[Delhi]] after overthrowing [[Ibrahim Shah Suri]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	In late 1556, Sikandar became active again. He defeated Mughal general Khizr Khwaja Khan at Chamiari (presently in [[Amritsar district]]) and began to collect taxes with [[Kalanaur, Punjab\|Kalanaur]] as his headquarters. [[Bairam Khan]] sent Khan Alam (Iskandar Khan) to assist Khizr Khwaja Khan and finally on 7 December 1556 [[Akbar]] along with Bairam Khan left Delhi to deal with him. Sikandar again retreated to the Sivaliks and took refuge in ~~the~~ fort of [[~~Mankot~~]]. [[~~Bairam Khan~~]] ~~besieged the fort~~. After six months of resistance, Sikandar surrendered the fort on 25 July 1557.<ref name=r2>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{Listed Invalid ISBN\|81-7276-407-1}}, pp.106-7</ref> ~~He received an assignment in Bihar but~~ was ~~expelled~~ by ~~Akbar within a short period. He~~ died ~~in Bengal~~ in 1559.<ref name=r1/>		In late 1556, Sikandar became active again. He defeated Mughal general Khizr Khwaja Khan at Chamiari (presently in [[Amritsar district]]) and began to collect taxes with [[Kalanaur, Punjab\|Kalanaur]] as his headquarters. [[Bairam Khan]] sent Khan Alam (Iskandar Khan) to assist Khizr Khwaja Khan and finally on 7 December 1556 [[Akbar]] along with Bairam Khan left Delhi to deal with him. Sikandar again retreated to the Sivaliks and took refuge in fort [[Mau]] under [[Nurpur kingdom]] . After six months of resistance from the besieged fort, Sikandar surrendered the fort on 25 July 1557.<ref name=r2>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{Listed Invalid ISBN\|81-7276-407-1}}, pp.106-7</ref> His local supporter Raja Bakht Mal was beheaded by [[Bairam Khan]] and he was sent to Bihar where he died in 1559.<ref name=r1/>

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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Sikandar Shah Suri
| image = Sikander Suri coin.jpg
|caption = Copper Paisa of Sikander Shah Suri
| succession = [[Sur dynasty|Sultan of the Suri Empire]]
| reign = 1555
| coronation =
| predecessor = [[Ibrahim Shah Suri]]
| successor = [[Adil Shah Suri]]
| death_date = 1559
| issue =
| house = [[Sur dynasty]]
| spouse =
| father =
| religion = [[Islam]]
| full_name =
| dynasty = [[Sur dynasty]]
|}}

'''Sikandar Shah Suri''' (died 1559) was the sixth ruler of [[Sur dynasty]], a late medieval [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] dynasty of northern [[India]]. He became the [[sultan]] of [[Delhi]] after overthrowing [[Ibrahim Shah Suri]].

==Early life==
Sikandar Shah Suri's actual name was Ahmad Khan Suri. He was the brother-in-law of sultan [[Muhammad Adil Shah (died 1557)|Muhammad Adil Shah]]. He was the governor of [[Lahore]] before declaring independence from Delhi in 1555.<ref name=r1>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{Listed Invalid ISBN|81-7276-407-1}}, pp.94-6</ref>

==Reign==
After becoming the independent sultan and bringing Punjab under control, he marched towards the territory controlled by sultan Ibrahim Shah Suri. Ibrahim was defeated in a battle at [[Farah, India]] near Agra and Sikandar took possession of both Delhi and Agra. While Sikandar was busy with his struggle against Ibrahim, [[Humayun]] captured Lahore in February 1555. Another detachment of his forces captured [[Dipalpur]]. Next, the Mughal army occupied [[Jalandhar]] and their advanced division proceeded towards [[Sirhind]]. Sikandar sent a force of 30,000 horses but they were defeated by the Mughal army in a battle at [[Machhiwara]] and [[Battle of Sirhind (1555)|Sirhind]] was occupied by the Mughals. Sikandar, then led an army of 80,000 horses himself and met the Army at Sirhind. On 22 June 1555 he was defeated by the Mughal army and was compelled to retreat to the [[Sivalik Hills]]<ref name=r1/> in northern [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]. The victorious Mughals marched to Delhi and occupied it.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==Later days==
In late 1556, Sikandar became active again. He defeated Mughal general Khizr Khwaja Khan at Chamiari (presently in [[Amritsar district]]) and began to collect taxes with [[Kalanaur, Punjab|Kalanaur]] as his headquarters. [[Bairam Khan]] sent Khan Alam (Iskandar Khan) to assist Khizr Khwaja Khan and finally on 7 December 1556 [[Akbar]] along with Bairam Khan left Delhi to deal with him. Sikandar again retreated to the Sivaliks and took refuge in the fort of [[Mankot]]. [[Bairam Khan]] besieged the fort. After six months of resistance, Sikandar surrendered the fort on 25 July 1557.<ref name=r2>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{Listed Invalid ISBN|81-7276-407-1}}, pp.106-7</ref> He received an assignment in Bihar but was expelled by Akbar within a short period. He died in Bengal in 1559.<ref name=r1/>

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