Consider the following statements about Sher Shah Suri:
1. He invaded the Bengal army and defeated them in the battle of Surajgarh.
2. He defeated and conquered Malwa in 1542 which was followed by Chanderi.
3. He built the Shahi Road from the Indus Valley to the Sonar Valley in Bengal.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation Statement 1 is correct: Sher Shah helped his father in the administration of his jagir. Later he developed differences with his father and left him. He served under Afghan nobles. After the death of his father in 1524 he was given his father’s jagir by Ibrahim Lodi. Sher Shah wished to establish himself as the undisputed Afghan leader. He invaded the Bengal army and defeated them in the battle of Surajgarh. Sher Shah could extract quite a wealth from Bengal which helped him to raise a bigger army.
Statement 2 is correct: Sher Shah followed Humayun on his flight till Sindh in the North West. After expelling Humayun he started consolidating his position in Northern and Eastern India. He defeated and conquered Malwa in 1542 which was followed by Chanderi. In Rajasthan he led campaigns against Marwar, Ranthambhore, Nagor, Ajmer, Merta Jodhpur and Bikaner. He defeated rebellious Afghans in Bengal.
Statement 3 is correct: Sher Shah Suri built the Shahi (Royal) road to strengthen and consolidate his empire from the Indus Valley to the Sonar Valley in Bengal. This road was renamed the Grand Trunk (GT) road during the British period, connecting Calcutta and Peshawar. At present, it extends from Amritsar to Kolkata. It is bifurcated into 2 segments :
. National Highway(NH)-1 from Delhi to Amritsar, and . NH- 2 from Delhi to Kolkata.
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