The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.200

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Instances of his courage and address, of his bodily strength, and of his great power of endurance have been cited. In spite of his illiteracy he was far from being unlearned, nor was his intellect uncultivated, for he delighted in listening to the reading of works on history, theology, philosophy and other subjects, and of discussing afterwards what had been read, and his memory was such that he acquired through the ear a stock of learning as great as that which most of his associates could acquire through the eye. The Jesuits at his court were probably not biased in his favour, but one of them thus describes him: