Later Mughals v1.c6.s26.4

v1.c6.s26.4

His great fault was over-generosity and an inability to say no to any one.* Tradition asserts that before his accession he made a vow that when he became Emperor he would never refuse any petitioner. He would at times throw ridicule on his own weakness. Once Hamid-ud-din asked the title of Rai for his private diwan, Kesari Singh. Bahadur Shah wrote across the petition "Khans in every house and Rais in every bazar! To please Hamid-ud-din Khan let this blockhead (gidi) also be a Rai." After that, wherever the man went, they said "Here comes Gidi Rai." [Khush-hal Chand, 383a.] The mansabs or rank granted by Bahadur Shah were higher than ever before