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Śeraśāha

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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 261. | work record
Label Śeraśāha, شاراشها, King of Dillī, reigned about Vi.Saṃ. 1597-1602, Sura Vaṇśa
Generic Name
  1. Śeraśāha
Variants
  1. Śiraśāha (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 261. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Householder (gṛhapati)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Sultan (sulatāna)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Lineage
  1. Sura (Sura)
Social Class
  1. Foreigner (Ionian) (Yavana)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Muslim (Musalima / Musalamāna){R}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
Events
  1. Reign (rājya)
    Indian dates: 1597 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1602Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1541 — 1546
    Location: Dillī
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1597 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1602Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1541 — 1546
    Location: Dillī

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 261. | work record
Roles
  1. Contemporary (samakālīna) of: Humayun, همایون, king, reigned 1530-1540 A.D., Mughala Vaṃśa(Vi.saṃ.1587-1613)
    Location: Dillī Dillī
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Śāha, Salīma, سلیماشها King of Dillī, reigned about Vi.Saṃ. 1602-1610, Sura Vaṇśa
    Event: Reign (rājya)
    Location: Dillī Dillī

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 261. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 260. | work record
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