Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c15.s8.1

v1.c15.s8.1

Safdar Jang's grasping spirit knew neither shame nor moderation and soon set everybody except his personal retainers against him. Though the aggrieved officers and dispossessed nobles durst not say anything against him at the noontide of his power, they at once rallied in open hostility to him as soon as a centre of opposition was opened by a great noble with the Emperor's support, and his fall was swift. We shall now trace the steps by which this result was brought about.