medieval India · Sur

Battle of Chausa

Sher Khan decisively defeated Humayun and assumed the royal title, setting up the struggle that temporarily displaced Mughal rule.

UPSC relevance

Very high relevance for Sher Shah’s rise, Humayun’s exile, and the Sur interregnum.

The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.