 A contemporary writer Yahya Sirhindi mentions in his "Takhrikh-i-Mubarak Shahi" that Khizr Khan was a descendant of Muhammad, but his conclusion was based only on a testimony of the saint Syed Jalal-ud-Din Bukhari of Uchh Sharif.Malik Mardan Daulat, the Governor of Multan, adopted Khizr Khan's father, Malik Sulaiman, as his son.Sulaiman succeeded Malik Shaikh, another son of Malik Mardan, to the governorship.