(22 May) The founder of the Sur dynasty of India (1540-1556), Sher Shah Suri died…

(13 May) Noted Indian freedom fighter and celebrated Urdu poet, Hasrat Mohani (real name Syed Fazl-ul-Hasan)…

(4 May) The Tiger of Mysore, Tipu Sultan was martyred. He was killed by the…

(3 May) Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II died at the age of 49 while encamped with…

(30 April) The ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi died in Ghazni (present-day Afghanistan).