| Sher Shah Suri's Minar | |
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Origin |
Sher Shah Suri |
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Type |
30 foot (9.1 m) Masonry Pillar |
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Effects |
Disciplines and organizes any amount of people into functioning units |
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Downsides |
Failure of one is culpable measures for blame and punishment of the whole |
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Activation |
Passage |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 10 |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
1612 |
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Origin[]
Sher Shah Suri (1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), also known by his title Sultan Adil (lit. 'the Just King'), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. He defeated the Mughal Empire, founding the Sur Empire and establishing his rule in Delhi. The influence of his innovations and reforms extended far beyond his brief reign, being recognized as one of the greatest administrative rulers in India. During his time in power, he remained undefeated in battle and is renowned as one of the most skillful Afghan generals in history. By the end of his reign, his empire covered nearly all of Northern India. Following his death, the empire descended into civil war until it was eventually re-conquered by the Mughals.
He issued the first Rupiya, organized the postal system of the Indian subcontinent, as well as extending the Grand Trunk Road from Chittagong in Bengal to Kabul in Afghanistan, significantly improving trade. The old route was further rerouted at Sonargaon and Rohtas, with additional sarai rest stops, kos minars and baolis (stepped wells) being erected. The Kos Minars are milestones placed along royal routes every kos, or 3.22 kilometers (2.00 mi)
Noted by historians as an excellent military leader, Sher Shah invited Afghans from across the empire as well as Afghanistan, giving them high positions and personally taking an interest in recruiting troops. Sher Shah promoted individuals based on merit rather than nepotism. One of his military reforms included dividing his army into divisions, each led by a commander. Discipline was strict, with provisions supplied by Banjaras who accompanied the army. Salaries for soldiers were established at a fixed rate, and salaries were often regular.
Courts were held by Qadis, with Sher Shah himself observing civil cases. Hindus settled their disputes in Panchayat assemblies, while in criminal cases, nobody was exempt from the law of the empire. The criminal law of the empire was extremely harsh to deter others from committing crimes out of fear of the repercussions. Sher Shah imposed heavy punishments on individuals in high posts, including government officials.
Sher Shah's reputation grew as he became known for being a formidable and just ruler, to the point where merchants could travel and sleep in deserts without fear of being harassed by bandits or robbers. His soldiers acted as police, with the duty of finding thieves and robbers. Sher Shah Suri also implemented the reform of self-responsibility, assigning officials the duty to find culprits in cases such as murder; if they failed, they would be held responsible and hanged.
Effects[]
Activates when directly passed by along a pre-determined route, even if several kos or more away from the route itself. Makes the users feel an exuberance of energy directed towards obedience, comprehension and social assimilation. Will pass on to those they interact with, continuing as long as the original passerby is still active. All affected become capable of organizing themselves for larger tasks requiring compartmentalization across a wide variety of people, making them implicitly better at group coordination.
This also triggers during any mistakes or malcontent. Those not performing up to par or purposefully sandbagging the efforts will be looked down upon as a group failing, not an individual. Besides shame brought rippling throughout the populace, most will begin failing as the collective faults are pointed out more readily. Group disintegration from the burdens of stress and resignation cause most to falter back to their earlier lethargy. A little more upset then before, knowing they achieved a now unreachable flow state.