Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s12.2

v2.c28.s12.2

So great was his moderation, that in spite of his immense wealth and military force, he used to go to Jaipur every year at Dasahara and offer his homage and customary tribute as a humble vassal to Madho Singh. It was only a few years before his death that he gave up this practice in fear of treachery from his overlord. Though risen from the peasant stock, Suraj possessed the royal gift of knowing men of real merit and esteeming them. The ex-wazir Imad-ul-mulk, long a fugitive at the Jat Court, met with the greatest respect and protection from Suraj Mal, in consideration of his high lineage, though he had in 1753-4 been the most cruel enemy of the rising Jat State.