[3] The history of medieval India has benefited greatly from this compilation, thanks to the efforts of K. Qanungo, H. Haig, A. Rahim and I.
[4] Abbas Khan Sarwani selected Tuhfah-i-Akbar Shahi as the title of his book and it was an elaborate history of the Lodi and Sur sultans.
A number of persons who had served in the government of the Afghan rulers in high rank were mentioned as the sources of Sarwani.
In spite of serving as a Mughal emperor and being a government servant, Sarwani idealized Sher Shah and praised him for the introduction of new political and administrative institutions and policies.
Sher Shah was the son of a jagirdar, from that position he taking over Bengal, successfully reached the throne of Delhi Sultanate.