The Grand Trunk (GT) Road was built by whom?
A. Akbar
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Humayun
D. Shah Jahan
Correct Answer: Sher Shah Suri
The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri. He was a ruler of the Indian sub continent in the 16th century AD, starts in Kabul, Afghanistan. The road continues to Pakistan near Peshawar through the famous Khyber Pass.
G.T. Road stands for Grand Trunk Road. The Grand Trunk Road is one of Asia’s oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.Sher Shah Suri , born Farīd Khān , was the founder of the Suri Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He introduced the currency of rupee. An ethnic Afghan ruler, Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540. After his accidental death in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor. [oceanwp_library id=”887″]
