Contradictory Successors

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History is full of contradictions. The able rulers were followed by incompetent successors. Cruelty followed justice and vice verse.

I was reading about ‘doha’ writers and came across this observation:

Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana (17 December 1556 -1627) popularly known as Rahim was one of the Navratnas (Nine Ministers or Nine Gems) in Akbar’s court.

**Abdul Rahim Khan was the son of Bairam Khan. History is amazing – how could a son of a Mughal general infamous for atrocities could turn out to be composer and poet.
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Akbar who was probably sick of the overbearing and revolting Bairam Khan – his tutor, regent and general – retired him and sent him packing to Mecca. This was better than being thrown off the Agra Fort as Adham Khan would testify.

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Share such contradiction in history (ancient as well as recent). :slight_smile:

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Very interesting.
Suleiman the Magnificent's successor, Selim, was a bit of a drunkard.

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Though Babar was was drunkard, Humayon broke all records of drinking and lost his rule to Sher Shah.

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My father is a nice and humble man with integrity....

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I hope you won’t disappoint as well :cb:

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I would not betray the theme of this thread. :stuck_out_tongue:

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How do you see sons of Ayub Khan and Zia ul Haq?

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Sons of Ayub Khan and Zia were never 'rulers', so, can't say.

We don't normally notice the fathers of great men but their children. You cannot consistently have similar personalities in a family.

Law of averages is always there.

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right, but I somehow feel that Gohar Ayub Khan didn't get what he could get due to Ayub Khan's departure. Ijaz ul Haq on other side seems an average person (probably not as cunning and willing as Zia was).