The History of Shēr Shāh (Tārīkh-i Shērshāhī) 3.16.6

3.16.6

Sher Khán himself pursued the Emperor Humáyún, and got possession of the whole country as far as Kalpi and Kanauj. He again sent Khawas Khan against Maharta Cheruh, to utterly destroy him. Jahangir Kuli Beg, with 6000 cavalry, was in Bengal; him he ordered to be put to death, and the chiefs of Hind who were with the Emperor Humayun he let go free; but Shaikh Khalil he kept, and made him one of his own friends and counsellors. He sent 'Isa Khan towards Gujarat and Mandu, and to the chiefs of those parts he wrote, saying, "I am about to send a son of mine into your neighbourhood. When the Emperor Humayun moves towards Kanauj, do you accompany my son, and seize and lay waste the country about Agra and Dehli. At that time a certain man, by name Mallu Khan, had made himself king in Mandu, Sarangpur, and Ujjain, and had assumed the name of Kadir Shah; and in Raisin and Chanderi, Bhaiyá Puran Mall ruled as deputy of the infant Raja Partab, son of Bhupat Shah, the son of Salahu-d din. In Sewas, Sikandar Khan Miana held sway; and Mahesar was Raja of Bhopal. These rulers of Malwa wrote in reply, that when Sher Shah's son came to those parts, they would not fail to assist and serve him. Mallu Khan put his seal at the head of the letter which he sent, and when the letter arrived, Sher Shah tore up the letter and put the seal in his turban (by way of showing respect ironically). When 'Isa Khan went to Gujarat, Sultan Mahmud was a minor;