Sher Shah started the siege of Kalinjar in 1543 and was killed on 22 May 1545 during the siege of Kalinjar fort.[11] When all tactics to subdue this fort failed, Sher Shah ordered the walls of the fort to be blown up with gunpowder, but he was seriously wounded as a result of the explosion of a mine when the Rajput garrison of the fort attacked his encampment at night. He was succeeded by his son, Jalal Khan, who then continued the siege and slaughtered the whole Rajput garrison of Kalinjar fort and took the title of Islam Shah Suri.[citation needed] His mausoleum, the Sher Shah Suri Tomb (122 ft high), stands in the middle of an artificial lake at Sasaram, a town on the Grand Trunk Road.

Sher Shah Suri marched against the Kalinjar Fort and captured it. Soon after the capture, Sher Shah Suri ( Sher Khan) died on 22nd May, 1545.

The Fort of Kalinjar is in the Buldelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. Immediately after the conclusion of the successful campaign in Rajasthan, Sher Shah marched on Kalinjar.

Raja Kirat Singh was the king of kalinjar. Sher Shah marched on Kalinjar and besieged the fort (November 1544). In spite of all possible exertion, the strong fortress could not be captured and the siege protracted for more than half-a-year. At length, Sher Shah saw no way except to make an attempt to blow up the walls of the fort. Accordingly, orders were given to dig mines and to build a high tower for mounting a battery. At the same time, arrangements were made to erect covered lanes (sabat) in order to afford protection to the attackers. These were ready, and the tower erected was so high that the interior of the fort could be easily seen from its top.

On 22nd May 1545, Sher Shah ordered an assault on the fort and he advanced to the attack. He ascended the tower and ordered his men to bring a supply of rockets in order to throw them into the fort. One of the rockets when fired against the gate of the town rebounded and fell into a heap of ammunition lying near the place where Sher Shah was standing. There was huge explosion and Sher Shah was very severely burnt. He was immediate carried to his tent, but he orders his men to continue the attack. The assault succeeded and the fort of Kalinjar was taken by storm at about sunset. When news of capture of the fort and the slaughter of the garrison was reported to Sher Shah, ‘arks of joy and satisfaction appeared on his countenance. Soon after this, he expired on 22nd May, 1545.

Death and Succession Conclusion:
In connection with all historic victories, he took his army to conquer the fort of Kalingar in Madhya Pradesh. It is said that Sher Shah first ordered to shower only arrows and bullets on this fort because he wanted to capture alive a dancer named Pattar who was in this fort. Raja Kirat Singh who was the ruler of the fort of Kalingar put up a good fight and captured the fort. Finally Sher Shah ordered the army to shell the fort. As a result of this shelling, a shell hit the wall and came back, injuring Sher Shah and succumbing to his injuries, he went to Khaliq Haqiqi on 22 May 1545 AD. As per his wish, he was buried in Sahasram Mausoleum in Bihar province.

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