Bahar Khan, governor of Bihar, honored Sher Shah Suri with the name "Sher Khan" after he single-handedly killed a tiger. Subsequently, Sher Shah vanquished Humayun, founding the Sur Empire (1540-1545 CE) and enacting significant administrative changes.
| A | Kushanas | (I) | Piyadassi |
| B | Ashoka | (II) | Devputra |
| C | Samudragupta | (III) | Prayaga Prashasti |
| D | Harisena | (IV) | Court-poet |