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Sher Shah Suri was the founder of the short-lived Sur kingdom in the Indian subcontinent, with its capital at Delhi from 1540 to 1555 AD. Sher Shah Suri defeated the Mughal ruler Humayun twice and captured Delhi. Soon after becoming king Sher Shah Suri raised a large army and captured Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Apart from being a great military leader, Sher Shah Suri, was an extremely able administrator. He introduced a tax collection system, built roads along with resting areas for travelers, dug wells, improved the jurisdiction, founded hospitals, established free kitchens, organized mail services and the police

To Sher Shah Suri are attributed four key achievements 1. Introduction of an Effective Monetary System - tri-metal coinage system which later came to characterize the Mughal coinage system. 2. Development of Roadways. For military and trade movement, Sher Shah connected the important places of his kingdom by a network of excellent roads. The longest of these, called the Sadak-e-Azam or the "Badshahi Sadak" . ( renamed as Grand trunk road). This road is the longest highway of Asia and extends over 1500 Km from Sonargaon in Eastern Bengal to the Indus.

3. Administrative Subdivision of Empire: The Sur empire was divided into forty-seven separate units called sarkars. Each of these was further subdivided into. Each paragana had its own administrative system 4. Development of the First Postal System: The sarayas (travelers’ inns) developed along the road network also served as post offices

Sher Sha Suri imbibed both the qualities of Lion and fox in his life. He acted against his foes like a lion and behaved and solved crisis tactfully better than his contemporaries in his time although he was from a humble family.