Muntakhab al-tawarikh 60.5

60.5

Shir Khan accordingly became apprehensive of danger, and fled from the king's camp to his parganas, whence he wrote a letter couched in apologetic terms and sent it to Sultan Junaid, advancing as a pretext to cover his return, that since Muhammad Khan was led by feelings of hostility against him to induce Sultan Muhammad to send an army against Shir Khan's parganas because of his being in service with the Muguls, and as he could not easily and quickly obtain leave of absence from Babar, he had accordingly taken this liberty and had at all hazards determined to rejoin those who wished well to the Sultan. Thence he proceeded to Sultan Muhammad, where he was honoured by increased confidence and by suitable rewards, and was once more installed as custodian of his younger son Jalal Khan, whose whole affairs he took under his own management. After the death of Sultan Muhammad, he obtained absolute control of the whole country of Bihar and its dependencies.