When measuring the legacy of a politician, the body count is a pretty reliable tell. A leadership failure index, if you will.
"Atop a mountain of skulls, I ruled from a throne of blood!" is a FAIL tag. Unless you are a rancorous pogrom-minded sectionalist like some of our posters here. Then high mortality causes you to rub your palms together gleefully and murmur, "Good, goood, goood Master Vigo! More, more!"
Thank you for the delayed response. Life is always easier for those who make the lesser sacrifice.