The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.41

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There could be no better testimony to Bairam Khān’s worth than that recorded by the bigot Badāūnī, who could seldom see any good in a Shiah. “In wisdom, generosity, sincerity, goodness of disposition, submissiveness, and humility he surpassed all. . . . The second conquest of Hindūstān and the building up of the empire were due to his strenuous efforts, his valour, and his wide policy. . . . At last vile hypocrites poisoned the mind of His Majesty against him, until his affairs fell at length into the condition of which a brief description has been given.”¹