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Which ruler ordered the construction of the Grand Trunk Road (Royal Road) spanning from East Bengal to Peshawar, historically also known as Sadak-e-Azam?

  1. A
    Humayun
  2. B
    Sher Shah Suri
  3. C
    Akbar
  4. D
    Jahangir

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Sher Shah Suri, the founder of the Sur Empire in North India, renovated and extended the ancient route creating the "Sadak-e-Azam" (now known as the Grand Trunk Road) to connect Sonargaon in East Bengal with Peshawar in present-day Pakistan for administrative and commercial connectivity.

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Which ruler ordered the construction of the Grand Trunk Road (Royal Road) spanning from East Bengal to Peshawar, historically also known as Sadak-e-Azam?
A
Humayun
B
Sher Shah Suri
C
Akbar
D
Jahangir

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