This is an account of Sher Shah Suri--a man of surpassing personal excellence, a great military commander, an exemplary ruler and the greatest leader ever produced by the Afghans. This book seeks to examine and evaluate his performance in all these capacities: to explore the pith and essence of the great man and determine his place in the currents of Indian history, as well as in the independent stream of Afghan history. At his death in 1545, Sher Shah left ...
