Saturday, November 28, 2009

HUMAYUN (1530-1540)

HUMAYUN (1530-1540)

Babur left behind four sons of whom the eldest, Humayun, succeeded him to the throne. He inherited an insufficient treasury and had to contend with rivals to the throne. Humayun first turned his attention to the Afghans. He laid siege to Chunar, then held by an able Afghan chief named Sher Khan. Humayun made the mistake of not taking possession of the Chunar fort after Sher Khan had made a half-hearted submission. Meanwhile Gujarat demanded his attention, where Bahadur Shah had given shelter to Humayun's en~mies. Humayun attacked him and routed his army. But Sher Khan's advances in the east compelled him to proceed there, thus giving Bahadur Shah time to regroup. Bahadur Shah quickly recovered his kingdom.

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