Tarikh-i Daʾudi 11.1.2

11.1.2

Moreover, he resumed all the jágírs in the provinces of his government, and allowed their holders a stipend in money from his treasury instead. He entirely abolished, with one stroke of the pen, all former regulations respecting jágírs. After his accession, he ordered the Raja of Kalinjar, who had been captured with seventy of his adherents, to be put to death, and directed that not one of them should be spared. Islám Shah resembled his father in his pomp and splendour, and in his desire of dominion and conquest. He possessed great power, ability, and good fortune, and he had an immense number of horses and elephants, and a numerous artillery, together with a multitude of horse and foot soldiers beyond all calculation. He settled the wazifas and the aima villages and lands. His father had erected saráís at a distance of one kos one from the other. Islám Sháh built others between them, so that there was a saráí at every half kos. He caused two horses and some footmen to be stationed at each saráí, for the purpose of acting as posts, and bringing him every day the news from Bengal, after the manner of dák-chaukís. During the time of Sher Shah a place had always been established in the royal camp for the distribution of alms to the poor.