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Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah Ghazi
Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah Ghazi, born Muhammad Khan Sur, was the governor of Bengal for the Sur Empire who declared independence after the death of Islam Shah Suri in 1554. He founded a short-lived Afghan line of Bengal sultans. Marching west to claim power in northern India, he was defeated and killed at Chhapar Ghat near Kalpi in 1555 by Hemu, general of Adil Shah Suri.
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