Question

Who was Sher Shah Suri? What do you know about his administration?

Answer 1

Hint: 1)Sher shah Suri ruled from 1540 to 1545.
2)He established a very powerful state.
3)In his early days he started career as the manager of a small territory which was ruled by his uncle in Bihar.

Complete answer:
Sher shah Suri ruled from the period of 1540 to 1545. In his early days he started career as the manager of a small territory which was ruled by his uncle in Bihar. After that he challenged and defeated the Mughal Emperor Humayun and then captured Delhi and established his own dynasty which was known as the Suri dynasty. Although the Suri dynasty ruled for only a short period, he introduced an administration in which some elements were borrowed from Alauddin Khilji and made them more efficient. This administration techniques were by Akbar's which he used in consolidating the Mughal Empire. Some of the administrative techniques followed were as follows:-
He divided the whole empire into 47 divisions called ‘Sarkars’. Sarkars were again subdivided into smaller administrative units which are called ‘Parganas’.

Four main central departments which was established by Sher shah Suri was as follows:
1)Diwan-i-wijarat (Finance Department)
2)Diwan-i-arz (Military Department)
3)Diwan-i-insha (Royal Secretariat)
4)Diwan-i-Risalat (Department for religious and foreign affairs)

Ariz-i-mamalik headed the department named -Diwan-i-arz
Dabir headed the department named -Diwan-i-insha.
Qazi headed the department named - Diwani-Kaza. Rupee is the national currency of countries such as India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka among others. The Gold coins weighing 169 grains and copper coins called Paisa were also minted by his government.

Note: Coinage system was introduced by Sher Shah.
During his rule the term rupee came to be in use as the name for a silver coin of a standard weight of 178 grains, which was the predecessor of the modern rupee.
According to numismatists Goron and Goenka, it is clear from coins dated AH 945 (1538 AD) that Sher Khan had assumed the royal title of Farid al-Din Sher Shah and had coins struck in his own name even before the battle of Chausa.