Question

The Battle of Kanauj was fought between Sher Shah Suri and Humayun in:
1. 1534
2. 1536
3. 1538
4. 1540

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1540

The correct answer is 1540.

• The Battle of Kanauj was fought between Sher Shah Suri and Humayun in 1540.

• Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah in the Battle of Kannauj (Bilgrama) 1540 AD and had to flee.
• He wandered in Sindh during the reign of  Shah Hussain Arghuna and then reached the Iranian Court.
• Humayun was the son of Babur and ascended the throne in 1530 AD. 
• His succession was challenged by his brothers Kamran, Hindal, and Askari along with the Afghans. 
• His first campaign was against Kalinjar.

• Battle of Chausa (1539 AD) was fought between Sher Shah and Humayun’s army.   
• Humayun was badly defeated and escaped.
• Humayun sister, Gulbadan Begum wrote his biography Humayunama.  
• Sher Shah Suri's real name was Farid. 
• He joined the Babar Khan Lohani’s service and then was appointed as the Deputy Governor of Bihar.
• He defeated the Rajput forces of Marwar in the Battle of Samel (1544 AD).