The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.2

v4.c15.2

THE young emperor, who was only a few months more than thirteen years of age, was confronted with a situation scarcely less difficult than that in which his grandfather had found himself when his nobles were clamouring to be led back to Kābul, and in considering the difficulties which faced him it must be remembered that he was a precocious and masterful youth whom the jealousies of his courtiers compelled his guardian, Bairam Khān, to consult on all measures of importance. His father had returned to India and had possessed himself of Delhi and Āgra, but the recovery of these cities, immediately after his death, by his enemies reduced Akbar’s inheritance to the Punjab.