History glossary
Sur interlude
the period when Sher Shah Suri and his successors displaced Mughal rule in northern India.
- Category
- Dynastic period
- Region
- Northern India
- Date range
- 1540-1555
What it means
The Sur interlude was the period after Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in 1540 and replaced Mughal rule in northern India with the Sur Empire. It exposed early Mughal weakness and left administrative models that later Mughal rulers could adapt.
