History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c40.s8.7

v3.c40.s8.7

The public grief at the death of Shah Jahan was universal and sincere. All his virtues were told over again and his few faults forgotten. He had been a good ruler, as kind to his subjects as to his family, stern in punishing oppressive tax-collectors and governors, and erring, if at all, on the side of excessive leniency. His Court had been magnificent beyond comparison and his public buildings were the pride of the age. At his death "the cry of lamentation rose up from every house in the lanes and market-places alike."†