Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c37.s5.6

v3.c37.s5.6

But the historian cannot deny that Najaf Khan was a statesman in his moderation in the hour of victory, his kindliness to the mass of the people, and his unerring sense of the realities of Indian politics. He never yielded to impulse or pique, never lost his temper, never grasped at more than he could win. Above all, he had the true mark of a born leader of men, he could attract and keep to himself very able lieutenants in war, though not in the more exacting pursuits of peace. His last years cast a benign halo over his memory; he gave a respite of peace and plenty to the capital. Hence the universal and sincere mourning at his death and the utter despair which his passing caused to the world of Delhi.