Aurangzeb was an unlikely Mughal hero.

 #Aurangzeb was an unlikely Mughal hero.

#He didn't have the dynamism, charisma and verve that characterised his ancestors. He was, in fact, a dour, joyless drudge.

#This, however, was a persona that he deliberately cultivated. He had in his early youth loved music, enjoyed hunting, apart from being susceptible to feminine charms. But he ultimately burnt out all these vulnerabilities with his searing, inexorable will, so as to focus his whole life and his entire being on the business of winning the throne and ruling.

#Utterly implacable and cold-blooded in the pursuit of power, his life was a triumph of mind over body and will over nature.

Aurangzeb was an unlikely Mughal hero. He didn't have the dynamism, charisma, and verve that characterized his ancestors. He was, in fact, a dour, joyless drudge.

This, however, was a persona that he deliberately cultivated. He had in his early youth loved music, enjoyed hunting, and was susceptible to feminine charms. But he ultimately burnt out all these vulnerabilities with his searing, inexorable will, so as to focus his whole life and his entire being on the business of winning the throne and ruling.

Utterly implacable and cold-blooded in the pursuit of power, his life was a triumph of mind over body and will over nature.Aurangzeb was an unlikely Mughal hero. He didn't have the dynamism, charisma, and verve that characterized his ancestors. He was, in fact, a dour, joyless drudge.

This, however, was a persona that he deliberately cultivated. He had in his early youth loved music, enjoyed hunting, and was susceptible to feminine charms. But he ultimately burnt out all these vulnerabilities with his searing, inexorable will, so as to focus his whole life and his entire being on the business of winning the throne and ruling.

Utterly implacable and cold-blooded in the pursuit of power, his life was a triumph of mind over body and will over nature.