Sur (tribe)

Sur, are a historical Pashtun tribe from among the Lodi[1] living primarily in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan. The founder of the Sur Empire in India, Sher Shah Sur, belonged to the Sur tribe. They ruled the Sur Empire from 1540 until they were removed from power in 1555 after the Battle of Sirhind by Humayun and the Persian army, who re-established the Mughal Empire.[2]

  1. ^ Kissling, H. J.; Spuler, Bertold; Barbour, N.; Trimingham, J. S.; Braun, H.; Hartel, H. (1997-08-01). The Last Great Muslim Empires. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-02104-4.
  2. ^ Lee, Jonathan (2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-78914-010-1.