Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi
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The Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi (history of Sher Shah) dating 1580 CE, is a historical work written by Abbas Khan Sarwani, a waqia-navis under Akbar, detailing the rule of emperor Sher Shah Suri. The work was commissioned by emperor Akbar to provide detailed documentation about Sher Shah's administration - Akbar's father Humayun had been defeated by Sher Shah.[1]
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- ^ Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi (1580). "Táríkh-i Sher Sháhí; or, Tuhfat-i Akbar Sháhí, of 'Abbás Khán Sarwání. CHAPTER I. Account of the reign of Sher Sháh Súr.". Sir H. M. Elliot. London: Packard Humanities Institute. p. 77. http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=80201014&ct=77. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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