The Institutes of Akbar 394: 166. Mir Sharif-i-A’muli.

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His antecedents and arrival in India have been mentioned above on p. 176. In the 30th year, (993) Prince Mirza Muhammad Hakim of Kabul died; and the country was annexed to India. Mir Sharif was appointed Amin and Sadr of the new province. In the following year, he served under Man Singh in Kabul. In the 36th year, he was appointed in the same capacity, though with more extensive powers, to Bihar and Bengal. In the 43rd year, he received Ajmir as tuyul, and the Parganah of Mohan near Lak’hnau as tuyul. During the siege of Asir, he joined the Imperial camp with his contingent, and was well received by the emperor.
He is said to have risen to the rank of a Commander of Three Thousand. He was buried at Mohan. On his death, neither books nor official papers were found; his list of soldiers contained the names of his friends and clients, who had to refund him six months’ wages per annum.
Jahangir in his memoirs (Tuzuk, p. 22) praises him very much.
The Tabaqat says, ‘Mir Sharif belongs to the heretics of the age. He is well acquainted with Sufism, and is at present (1001) in Bihar.’