The Institutes of Akbar 233: 12. Tardí Beg Khán, of Turkistán.

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A noble of Humáyún’s Court. After the conquest of Gujrát, he was made Governor of Chámpánír (Pawangarh). On Mírzá ’Askarí’s defeat by Sultán Bahádur, Tardí Beg also succumbed to him and retreated to Humáyún. During the emperor's flight from India, Tardí Beg distinguished himself as one of the most faithless companions. When passing through the territory of Rájah Maldeo, he even refused Humáyún a horse, and at Amarkot, he declined to assist the emperor with a portion of the wealth he had collected while at court. Hence Rai Parsid advised H. to imprison some of his nobles and take away part of their property by force. H. however returned afterwards most of it. In Qandahar, Tardi Beg left the emperor and joined Mirza Askari. But Mirza Askari put most of them on the rack, and forced also Tardi Beg to give him a large sum as ransom.
On Humayun’s return from ‘Iriq, Tardi Beg asked pardon for his former faithlessness, was restored to favour, and was sent, in 955, after the death of Mirza Ulugh Beg, son of Mirza Sultan, to Dawar. During the conquest of India, T. distinguished himself and received Mewat as Jagir. In 963, when Humayun died (7th Rabi’ I), T. read the Khutbah in Akbar’s name, and sent the crown-insignia with M. Abul Qasim, son of Prince Kamran, to Akbar in the Panjab. Akbar made T. a Commander of Five Thousand and appointed him governor of Dihli. T. drove away Haji Khan, an officer of Sher Shah, from Narnaul. On Hemu’s approach, after some unsuccessful fighting, T. too rashly evacuated Dihli, and joined Akbar at Sarhind. Bairam Khan, who did not like T. from envy and sectarian motives, accused him, and obtaining from Akbar “a sort of permission” (Bad. II, 14) had him murdered (end of 963). Akbar was displeased. Bairam’s hasty act was one of the chief causes of the distrust with which the Chagatai nobles looked upon him. Tardi Beg was a Sunni.