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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]]. | ||
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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 | 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/> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||