Abbas Khan Sarwani, a contemporary Afghan historian, made this famous statement. This quote, found in his ‘Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi’, highlights the legendary severity and effectiveness of Sher Shah’s village administration, particularly his commitment to ensuring public safety and order by severely ...
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In Sher Shah’s administration, the ‘Fotdar’ was the Treasurer at the Pargana (sub-district) level. His main function was to keep custody of the cash and revenue collected from the area. This system of decentralized financial accountability was key to Sher ...
The function of the ‘Kanungo’ in Sher Shah’s administration was maintaining land records. The Kanungo was an hereditary revenue official at the Pargana level. His job was to keep all the records concerning the land, including the revenue rates, actual ...
Sher Shah died during the Kalinjar campaign in 1545. While besieging the strong fort of Kalinjar, he was severely burned when an ulla (a type of fire missile) he was directing against the fort exploded prematurely in the gunpowder pile ...
The state in the Rajputana region that proved difficult to conquer was Marwar, ruled by Maldeo Rathore. After his hard-fought and strategically deceptive victory over the Rathores at the Battle of Sumel (1544), Sher Shah exclaimed, “Alas, I almost lost ...