The History of Shēr Shāh (Tārīkh-i Shērshāhī) 3.18.1

3.18.1

When 'Isa Khan joined Sher Shah, during the campaign of Mandu and Ujjain, he brought Bairam with him, and introduced him to Sher Shah in the town of Ujjain. Sher Shah angrily asked where he had been up to that time. Masnad 'Ali said he had been in the house of Shaikh Malhi Kahal. Sher Shah replied, "Since it is an established custom among the Afghans that whatever criminal takes refuge among the relatives of Shaikh Malhi Kahal should be pardoned, I also pardon Bairam Beg." When Sher Shah was about to leave the darbar, 'Isa Khan said: "You have for Shaikh Malhi's sake given Bairam Beg his life; give him also for my sake, who have brought him to you, a dress of honour and a horse, and order that he shall pitch his tent with Muhammad Kasim, who surrendered the fort of Gwalior." Sher Shah assigned him a place near Muhammad Kasim, when Sher Khan marched from Ujjain; but both Bairam Beg and Muhammad Kasim fled towards Gujarat. Muhammad Kasim was killed by the way, but Bairam Beg reached Gujarat. One Shaikh Gadai was in Gujarat, to whom he did good service, and from Gujarat, Bairam Beg reached the Emperor Humayun. After the death of that Emperor, Bairam Beg, who had been dignified with the title of Khan-khanan, returned the kindness of Shaikh Gadai, Shaikh 'Abdu-l Wahhab, and Raja Mitr Sen with every imaginable favour. 'Isa Khan was still alive: his age then was ninety years. Many persons said to him that he ought to wait on the Khan-khanan.