Later Mughals v1.c8.s6.20
Later Mughals v1.c8.s6.20
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v1.c8.s6.20
Zulfiqar Khan, the Wazir, imitated his master's example and devolved his duties on a favourite Hindu subordinate, Sabha Chand, a Khatri, lately made a Rajah, a man whose harshness and bad temper were notorious. Zulfiqar Khan's former liberality was changed into niggardliness, he hindered men in their promotion instead of helping them, and the falsity of his promises and assurances became a bye-word. Partisans as well as opponents were dissatisfied with him. In short, as the Eastern saying runs, 'As the king, so the Wazir,' or as we English say, 'Like master, like man.'