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Strenght of Sher Shah Suri

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History is not just the record of past events but the science of evolution of human civilization. Ibn Khaldun (the Muslim pioneer of modern science of sociology and scientific study of history, who lived around 1377 AD), termed history as the study of ‘laws governing the transformation of human society’.

According to the 19th century British historian, Sir John Seeley, ‘history without politics has no fruit and politics without history has no roots’.

Hence events and personalities of history are of vital importance to understand today’s events and sometimes to challenge today’s misconceptions or to suggest solutions and remedies to current issues.

The world is witnessing one of the strangest cultural polarizations known in history, where the common folks all over the world are being sandwiched between Religious extremists and fanatics on one side and on the other side by western, industrial, capitalist, imperialists and their regional allies.

One of the major epicenters of this conflict is the Af-Pak (Pakistan-Afghanistan and Central Asia) and in particular the Pashtuns as the determining factor. Once again in history they are being labeled as the antagonists, despite being the worst victims of the many ‘Great Games’ being played on their lands for centuries.

Today when Muslims who brought modern sciences, enlightenment and Rule of Law to the World and Pashtuns who introduced the concepts of multicultural/multi-faith welfare states in the age of intolerant imperialistic autocracies are being branded as radical extremists or “Talibanised terrorists”.

Historical personalities like Sher Shah Suri become relevant to fight these misconceptions, stereotypes and clichés. He was not only a man who just happened to have a ‘Pathan’ background but was a leader of the Pashtuns, who was proud to have a value in his faith as a Muslim and in his Afghan cultural heritage.

He not only utilized these traits to become leader but also imbedded these values in the polity and administrative excellence of his statecraft.

History describes him essentially an Afghan Muslim emperor of India. Historically the term Afghan was used exclusively for Pashtuns (the biggest monolithic cultural group of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This was before the emergence of today’s Afghanistan and subsequent adaptation of term Afghan as a civic identity for all the nationals of the country.

In terms of excellence of ruler ship and of introducing new institutions, he was probably the greatest Muslim ruler after Umar bin Khattab (the second Caliph). He not only influenced the Muslim history but also civilizations outside the Muslim World.

His unique greatness lies in the fact that he rose from the position of an ordinary man to become the most successful ruler in the world of his time and not only conquered the subcontinent in a very short span of just five years (1539-1545) but also consolidated his empire with the world’s first professional and regulated civil service, together with a professionally organized army that was based on merit and excellence. His administration was based on justice, rule of law and equal opportunities that won him the admiration even of his worst enemies.

His miraculous achievements couldn’t be replicated. Not even by any of the dynasties that followed let alone any individual. This is what makes him a true legend. Very Few people know that the fictional character of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle book, Shere Khan, was named after Sher Shah Suri.

Sher Shah Suri was born Farid Khan but he earned the title of Sher Khan during his service with the rulers of Bihar, when he killed a fully grown tiger. He was born to an Pashtun feudal family of Hisar (Haryana East Punjab). His father was Mian Hasan Khan Suri son of Ibrahim Khan Suri. Sher Shah left home to build his own career after differences with his father over the ill-treatment of his mother.

The exact place of his birth is disputed. Some sources claim it to be Sasaram (Bihar, India, where he is buried). The most contemporary source (Abbas Khan Sarwani 1580 AD) indicates his birth place to be somewhere in present Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in North West Pakistan.


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