Later Mughals v1.c4.s5.6

v1.c4.s5.6

"As a commentator Irvine excelled ; he searched Europe, Asia, and America to explain an obscure allusion or to settle a date...... Both nature and training made Irvine an excellent judge of evidence, and his style was clear, logical, and to the point, an instrument well fitted for his purpose. What he had to say was always worth the hearing. In knowledge of his particular period of history he was unrivalled."