Hindu hater, cruel bigot, murderer, and religious zealot are just a handful of the modern caricatures of Aurangzeb Alamgir, the sixth Mughal emperor. The truth, as usual, is much more nuanced. The book encapsulates the untold side to him as a man who was driven by a ruthless sense of ambition, followed by an inconsistent desire to act "just" set in the historical context. In this bold and captivating biography, Audrey Truschke enters the public debate with a fresh look at the controversial Mughal emperor and gives his spin digging out historical facts that balance the biased world view of Aurangzeb. He paints a portrait of a man who instead of being a vile offender was a complex character who was composed in parts of the good, the bad and the indifferent, much like all human beings.