The History of Shēr Shāh (Tārīkh-i Shērshāhī) 3.22.2

3.22.2

Sher Shah said: "I give you leave in order to please you, but come again quickly, and do not remain for a long time at that fort." When Sher Shah came near Kachwara, Shuja'at Khan went towards Hindia. Certain persons who were envious of Shuja'at Khan, said that Shuja'at Khan kept up no troops, though he had to maintain 12,000 horse, and on this account he dared not come into the presence, and made a pretext of going to Hindia. The sons of Shuja'at Khan, Mian Bayazid and Daulat Khan, were with Sher Shah, and wrote the true state of the case to Shuja'at Khan. On hearing the news, Shuja'at Khan came to Kachwara, to the king, and requested his horses should be branded. 7500 he passed under the brand, and he said that the rest were in his districts on duty, and if ordered he would send for them and pass them too under the brand. Sher Shah replied: "There is no necessity for branding them, for your force is with you; and as to the persons who have defamed you, their faces are blackened." When he dismissed Shuja'at Khan, he said: "As soon as you receive news that Kalinjar has fallen, do you, without fail, set off for the Dekhin with all haste. Do not delay or linger at all."