History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c8.163

c8.163

In judging human affairs and analysing human motives the recondite is apt to be the fallacious as well as the obscure, and the simplest explanation is often the most correct and natural. As has been said before, there is another explanation of this measure which cannot be lightly disposed of. It was the Sultan’s innate fondness for original speculation strengthened by his honesty of purpose and faith in his superior might as a ruler, which led him to embark upon this experiment. The financial need of the time further supported him in this connection. Once he had decided to try the experiment, the arrangement of method and detail was a matter of secondary importance, and hence the measure, free from any defect in its inception, proved a failure.