Description
Delhi Sultanate, Suris, Sher Shah Suri(c. 1538-1545CE), Silver Rupee, 11.20grms, Minted in Shergarh Bakkar, Standard legends within square on both sides. The mint-name is written shergadh 'urf shiqq bakkar, The word shigg is an administrative area, AH950, G&G#D804, Very Fine+, Rare Sher Shah Suri captured Bukkur (Bakkar) Fort on the Indus around 1541, renaming it Shergarh. The conquest was aimed at blocking Humayun’s escape route toward Sindh and Persia and cutting Mughal-aligned Afghan chiefs in the region. From Shergarh, Sur forces controlled river traffic on the Indus and pressured Humayun and his ally Shah Hasan Arghun, forcing the Mughals further west.
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