When the Emperor saw supernatural beings fighting against him, he acknowledged the work of God, abandoned the battle to these unearthly warriors, and turned the bridle of his purpose towards his capital of Ágra. He received no wound himself, and escaped safe and sound out of that bloodthirsty whirlpool. The greater part of his army was driven into the river Ganges.* ^{* * *} Sher Sháh being at his ease regarding the Mughals, wrote to Shujá'at Khán, whom he had left as faujdár, in the country of Bihár and Rohtás, to besiege the fort of Gwálior, and he told the bearer of the farmán: “The son of Shujá'at Khán, by name Mahmúd Khán, has been slain; do not tell him before he has quitted Rohtás, lest on hearing of the death of his son he delays and puts off his coming.” As soon as he received the farmán, Shujá'at Khán went and besieged Gwálior.* From Kanauj Sher Sháh despatched Barmazíd Gúr with a large force in ad­vance, but directed him not to hazard an engagement with the Emperor Humáyún, and he also sent another force under Nasír Khán towards Sambhal. Having speedily settled the country about Kanauj, he betook himself in the direction of Ágra.

The Emperor Humáyún, on reaching Ágra, told Amír Saiyid Amíru-d dín, that the Afgháns had not defeated his army, but that he had seen supernatural beings fighting his soldiers, and turning back their horses. When he arrived at Sirhind, he told the same story to Muhibu-d dín Sirhindí. When Sher Sháh approached Ágra,* the Emperor, unable to remain there, fled towards Lahore. Sher Sháh was greatly displeased at this, and reproached Barmazíd very much, and on his arrival at Ágra remained there for some days himself, but sent Khawás Khán and Barmazíd Gúr in the direction of Lahore, with a large Afghán force, to pursue the Emperor.* On arriving at Dehlí, the principal men and inhabitants of the city of Sambhal came and complained that Nasír Khán had oppressed and tyrannized over them in various ways. Sher Sháh said to Kutb Khán, “We must select some person endowed both with valour and justice whom to send to Sambhal, for in that sarkár are many lawless and rebellious persons, and the person selected should be able to keep them under.” Kutb Khán replied, “That for these qualities there was no Afghán like to 'Ísá Khán Kalkapúr.” Sher Khán replied, “Right, it shall be so. You yourself go to Masnad 'Álí 'Ísá Khán, and tell him, if he consents, I will appoint him.” Kutb Khán went to 'Ísá Khán, who readily assented. ^{* * *}

In addition to sarkár Sambhal, Sher Sháh gave him the parganas of Kánt and Gola for his family, and ordered him to maintain five thousand horse, and placed also Nasír Khán under him. When Sher Sháh dismissed 'Ísá Khán to go to sarkár Sambhal, he said, “I am now at my ease regarding the whole country from Dehlí to Lucknow.” Masnad 'Álí, on his arrival at Sambhal, found Nasír Khán had seized Bairam Beg, the keeper of the seals to the Emperor, who afterwards in the time of the Emperor Akbar received the title of Khán-khánán. The reason of Bairam Beg being in Sambhal was as follows. When the army of the Emperor Humáyún was dispersed, Bairam Beg went to Sambhal, having formed an intimate friendship with Míán 'Abdu-l Waháb, son of Míán 'Azízu-lla Dánishmand, one of the chief men of the city of Sambhal. 'Abdu-l Waháb, from fear of Nasír Khán, dared not keep him in the city, but made him over to the Rájá of Lukhnor,* by name Mitr Sen. The Rájá kept him for some time in the northern part of his country, where there is much jungle. Nasír Khán was informed that Bairam Beg was with Mitr Sen, so he wrote to the Rájá that he must bring Bairam Beg to him. The Rájá, from fear and dread of Sher Sháh, surrendered him to Nasír Khán, who was desirous of putting him to death. An old friendship had subsisted between 'Abdu-l Waháb and 'Ísá Khán from the time of Sultán Sikandar, so he went to 'Ísá Khán, and told him he ought to save Bairam Beg from the hands of the cruel Nasír Khán, who was desirous of putting him to death. 'Ísá Khán accordingly having rescued Bairam Beg from Nasír Khán, brought him into his own house, and kept him there for some time, and gave him an allowance for his support; and he took Rájá Mitr Sen's security that when­ever he ('Ísá Khán) should go to Sher Sháh, thither Bairam Beg should accompany him.

When 'Ísá Khán joined Sher Sháh, during the campaign of Mándú and Ujjain, he brought Bairam with him, and intro­duced him to Sher Sháh in the town of Ujjain. Sher Sháh angrily asked where he had been up to that time. Masnad 'Álí said he had been in the house of Shaikh Malhí Kahál. Sher Sháh replied, “Since it is an established custom among the Afgháns that whatever criminal takes refuge among the relatives of Shaikh Malhí Kahál should be pardoned, I also pardon Bairam Beg. When Sher Sháh was about to leave the darbár, 'Ísá Khán said: “You have for Shaikh Malhí'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 Kásim, who surrendered the fort of Gwálior. Sher Sháh assigned him a place near Muhammad Kásim, when Sher Khán marched from Ujjain; but both Bairam Beg and Muhammad Kásim fled towards Gujarát. Muhammad Kásim was killed by the way, but Bairam Beg reached Gujarát. One Shaikh Gadáí was in Gujarát, to whom he did good service, and from Gujarát, Bairam Beg reached the Emperor Humáyún.

After the death of that Emperor, Bairam Beg, who had been dignified with the title of Khán-khánán, returned the kindness of Shaikh Gadáí, Shaikh 'Abdu-l Waháb, and Rájá Mitr Sen with every imaginable favour. 'Ísá Khán was still alive: his age then was ninety years. Many persons said to him that he ought to wait on the Khán-khánán. Masnad 'Álí said: “I will not for any worldly gain wait on the Mughal, nor is it the custom of the sons of Masnad 'Álí 'Umar Khán to ask for a return of their favours.” I have heard from Maulána Muhammad Binor and 'Abdu-l Momin, his son-in-law, who were among the intimates of the Khán-khánán, that they asked the Khán-khánán thus: “Did Masnad 'Álí 'Ísá Khán ever do you a kindness?” He replied: “He saved my life; if he will come to me, I shall feel myself honoured. If I cannot give him more than Sher Sháh, I at least will give him his own Sambhal.” I, 'Abbás Khán, the author of the Tuhfa-i Akbar Sháhí, and Masnad 'Álí 'Ísá Khán Kalkapúr came of the same tribe and family, and I am married to the daughter of his brother's son, whose name is Muzaffar Khán. Much of the history of the Afgháns which I describe I learnt from Khán-'azam Muzaffar Khán, whose ancestors were formerly nobles of Hindustán. When Sultán Sikandar banished Haibat Khán, the father of 'Ísá Khán, the latter went to Sultán Mahmúd, the King of Mándú, and became his chosen counsellor and associate; and when he left Sultán Mahmúd and went to Muzaffar King of Gujarát, he also became his counsellor and friend.