[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › The History of Shēr Shāh (Tārīkh-i Shērshāhī) # The History of Shēr Shāh (Tārīkh-i Shērshāhī) (Tuḥfa-yi Akbarshāhī) Tuhfa-yi Akbarshahi Life of Shēr Shāh Sūr written for Akbar from the testimony of Afghan veterans; the chief source for his administration. - **Language:** Persian - **Date:** 1579–1588 CE - **Author:** [ʿAbbās Khān Sarwānī](https://indike.org/pramana/person/abbas-sarwani) - **Extent:** 44,500 words - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Translations (1) - [Táríkh-i Sher Sháhí of 'Abbás Khán Sarwání (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-shershahi~en-elliot) — English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-shershahi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-shershahi) · Pramāṇa