Multiple choice

At which place, Sher Shah Suri was injured while fighting after which he died?

  1. Chausa

  2. Kannauj

  3. Kalinjar

  4. Asirgarh
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Explanation

Sher Shah Suri sustained a fatal injury during the siege of Kalinjar fort in 1545 when a gunpowder explosion in the mine he was inspecting gravely wounded him. He died from these injuries shortly after, making Kalinjar the site of his last military campaign and death. The fort, located in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, was a strategically important stronghold that Sher Shah was determined to capture.

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