The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c14.21

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When the prince summoned Sher Khān to bring his contingent, he replied that his troops were not yet ready and that he would join him later. Mahmūd Lodī’s officers pointed out that Sher Khān had already once served the Mughuls, and suggested that he was now temporising. They advised a line of march by way of Sasarām so as to compel him to accompany the army. Sher Khān made the best of his failure and, after giving Mahmūd a royal reception, accompanied him.