The History of Shēr Shāh (Tārīkh-i Shērshāhī) 3.1.1

3.1.1

I derive my information from trustworthy Afghans, skilled in the science of history and in rhetoric, who accompanied the king from the beginning of his fortunes to the end of his reign, and were employed in his confidential service. I have written also what I have well ascertained from others. Whatever was opposed to the information thus acquired, and could not stand the touchstone of truth, I have rejected. When Sultan Bahlol, of the family of Sahu-khail, of the tribe of Lodi Afghan, possessed the throne of Dehli, there were many persons in the various kingdoms of Hind who struck coin, and had the khutba read in their own names, and who were hostile to him. Sultan Mahmud bin Sultan Ibrahim Sharki possessed the throne of Jaunpur, Sultan Mahmud Khilji reigned in Malwa, Sultan Kutbu-d din in Gujarat, Sultan 'Alau-d din Ahmad Shah in the Dekhin, and Sultan Zainu-l 'abidin in Kashmir; but the names of the rulers of Bengal and Tatta are not known to me. The ruler of Multan was Shaikh Yusuf, the spiritual successor of Shaikh Makhdum Bahau-d din Zakariya Kuraishi. As long as Sultan Bahlol remained within the great city of Dehli, the capital, no one of these Sultans placed the foot of presumption in the plain of opposition.