D. 1526. the correct date of his
capture of Gwalior, according to Cunningham (_A.S.R._, vol. ii, p.
340), is 1518.
19. Humayun was son of Babur, and father of Akbar the Great. His
first reign lasted from A.D. 1530 to 1540; his second brief reign of
less than six months was terminated by an accident in January A.D.
1556. The correct date of the surrender of Gwalior to Sher Shah was
A.D. 1542, corresponding to A.H. 949 (_A. S .R._, vol. ii, p. 393),
which year began 17th April, 1542.
20. Sher Khan is generally known as Sher (or Shir) Shah. A good
summary of his career from A.D. 1528 to his death in A.D. 1545 (A.H.
934 to 952) is given by Thomas (op. cit. p. 393). He struck coins at
Gwalior in A.H. 950, 951, 952 (ibid. p. 403).
21. Gohad lies between Etawah (Itawa) and Gwalior, twenty-eight miles
north-east of the latter. The chief, originally an obscure Jat
landholder, rose to power during the confusion of the eighteenth
century, and allied himself with the British in 1789 (Thornton,
_Gazetteer_, s.v. 'Gohad').
22. This memorable exploit was performed during Warren Hastings's war
with the Marathas, Sir Eyre Coote being Commander-in-Chief.
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