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what were the achievement of sher shah suri as a ruler?​

Answer 1

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Great as a conqueror Sher Shah was equally great as a ruler. His reign lasted only for five years, but even within this brief period, he evolved a system of administration which remained substantially unchanged till the advent of the British in India. Akbar’s system of government was fundamentally based on that of Sher Shah. His title of fame thus rests upon his administrative reforms. He divided the empire into a number of administrative units known as Sarkars. Each Sarkar was again subdivided into a number of Parganas. He appointed an executive and a judicial officer for each one of these administrative units. He caused a survey of the lands to be made and fixed the revenue at one-fourth of the produce of the soil. He allowed the revenue to be paid either in kind or in cash. He introduced the system of granting Kabuliyat and Patta to each tenant, containing a record of the area of the land held by him and the total amount of revenue due from him. Sher Shah reformed the existing currency and issued a new type of silver coins, called tonka, on which he caused his name to be engraved in Persian and Hindi scripts. He also considerably improved the means of communication. He constructed the famous Grand Trunk Road running from Bengal to Punjab, and planted trees and established resting places along the roads. Sher Shah also improved the existing machinery for the administration of justice. He administered justice with strict impartiality and kept effective vigilance on the conduct of the judicial officers. He also re-organized the military administration and introduced strict discipline in the army. He was also a liberal patron of architecture and his mausoleum n at Sasaram is one of the most remarkable specimens of Indo-Muslim architecture. Sher Shah was the first, among the Muslim rulers to recognize the fact that India was the land of the Hindus and the Muslims alike and he tried his best to reconcile the two elements as far as possible. He extended equal treatment to all sections of his subjects irrespective of the faith they professed. Some of the most responsible officials, civil and military, were recruited from among the Hindus. Sher Shah ruled for five years only and even within this brief period he had left the traces of administrative talents permanently impressed. Had he lived longer he would have founded a stable Afghan Empire and the Empire of the Mughals would not perhaps have conic into existence in India. Of all the rulers of Mediaeval India he was undoubtedly the greatest. Related

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Answer 2

Sher Shah, by the dint of his military skill, daring acts, great courage and resourcefulness not only established a mighty empire.

But also by his shrewd capacity for organizing, unique forethought and intimate knowledge of administration, made necessary arrangements for smooth and efficient administration and controlling the coveted empire.

Dr. Ishwar Prasad has rightly observed, “The Government of Sher Shah, though autocratic was enlightened and vigorous.” Sher Shah himself used to say, “It behoves the great to be always active.” And he himself adhered to this maxim. According to Crooke, “He was the first Musalman ruler who studied the good of the people.” Sher Shah believed, “Tyranny is unlawful in everyone, especially in a sovereign who is the guardian of his public.”