Islam Shah Suri was the second ruler of the Sur dynasty which ruled part of India in the mid-16th century.
Background
His original name was Jalal Khan and he was the second son of Sher Shah Suri. On his father"s death, an emergency meeting of nobles chose Jalal Khan to be successor instead of his elder brother Adil Khan, since he had shown greater military ability.
Career
But Adil Khan evaded his grasp and raised an army. lieutenant marched on Islam Shah while he was at Agra. He continued his father"s policies of efficient administration and increased centralisation.
He had little opportunity for military campaigning.
The fugitive Mughal emperor Humayun, whom his father had overthrown, made only one abortive attempt to attack him.