Q. The first ruler to issue coins in the name ‘rupiya’ was

A
Ilthumish
B
Shershah Suri
C
Allauddhin Khilji
D
Babur
Solution:

Shershah Suri, born Farid Khan, was the founder of the Suri Empire in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. An ethnic Pashtun, Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538. After his accidental death in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor.

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