Death of Sher Shah Suri

May 22, 1546

The Afghan emperor Sher Shah Suri, India's most efficient medieval administrator, died when a powder store exploded during his siege of the Rajput fortress of Kalinjar. His Grand Trunk Road, rupee currency, and revenue system were inherited gratefully by the Mughals who followed him. His revenue system and rupee currency were so effective that the returning Mughals adopted them wholesale rather than replacing them.