Archivo: Sher Shah Suri by Breshna

Description: Sher Shah Suri, founder of the Sur Empire in northern India in the 16th century. He defeated the powerful Mughal Empire under Humayun but died 5 years later due to an accident while loading a cannon. He was an ethnic Afghan (now Pashtun) but was born in what is now India.
Title: Sher Shah Suri by Breshna
Credit: http://www.freewebs.com/tawabwahab/apps/photos/photo?photoid=55306157
Author: Ustad Abdul Ghafur Breshna, a prominent Afghan artist from Kabul
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License: Public domain
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