The History of Shēr Shāh (Tārīkh-i Shērshāhī) 3.4.4

3.4.4

When Farid entertained no longer any hope from Míán Hasan, he took leave of his friends, and set off for Agra, by way of Kahnpur (Cawnpore), which pargana then belonged to the jagir of 'Azim Humayun Sarwani, who there maintained a large number of followers. Most of the Sarwanis were settled in that neighbourhood. When Farid reached Kahnpur, the Sarwanis who were connected by marriage with Mian Hasan entertained Farid. Among them, one Shaikh Isma'il was present. Farid asked who he was. The Sarwanis at first said that he was a Sarwani; but afterwards that he was a Sur of Farid's own tribe, but that his mother was a Sarwani. Farid said to him, "Why did you not tell me you were a Sur?" Shaikh Isma'il said, "I did not tell you that I was a Sarwani, but if they said so, what fault is it of mine?" Farid said to Shaikh Isma'il, "Come with me." Shaikh Isma'il and Ibrahim both accompanied Farid, and in the battle in which Farid defeated Kutb Shah, King of Bengal, Isma'il greatly distinguished himself. Habib Khan Kakar, who was his sister's son and lived in his house, slew Kutb Shah with an arrow, and as Habib Khan was a follower of Shaikh Isma'il, the latter got the credit of having killed Kutb Shah. On that occasion, Farid gained the surname of Sher Shah, and he bestowed that of Shuja'at Khan on Shaikh Isma'il.