The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.25

v4.c15.25

Bairam Khān was a loyal and devoted servant but his disposition was arbitrary, haughty and jealous and he could not easily tolerate the presence of possible rivals near his young master. He was a staunch Shiah and his religion rendered him unpopular at a court composed chiefly of orthodox Sunnīs. He resented the decline of his influence as Akbar grew towards manhood, and his foibles were distorted by his enemies into evidence of a desire to subvert the emperor’s authority.