A ruler, possessed of military genius, diplomatic skill, and political wisdom, was the need of honor. But humayun lacked all these.In fact, he himself proved to be his worst enemy.
Fortune, however, favored Humayun in his early wars, before the hostile forces had grown uncontrollable. he gained a decesive victory over the Afghans and drove out sultan Mahmud Lodi .The next stage was marked by his ill-fated conflicts with Sher Shah.