Yet another fictionalization of a historical event. Mostly soporific. Did not actually create a distinct interest in the subject matter. From personality standpoint, needless to say Shuja and Murad were outright leading a life for entertainment and pleasure. Cruelty was coming out in all the Moghul siblings other than Dara. Aurangjeb is described as a sensible (within his domain of sensiblity), cannot be compared to morals of today's society. For example. Dara's multi-religious viewpoints are considered outside the moral realm of Aurangjeb. Some chapters have significant story telling while some are summarized with editorial notes level of details. The author kind of got bored how and where to end the story. For example, the story does not cover capture of Dara but just summarizes in the last chapter as after thoughts of Aurangjeb's death bed. But, Murad and Aurangjeb's association has been described in great details.
Only good thing about the story is it's short can be read within a few hours. Otherwise, it does not give much of an intellectual gain on the topic. A very average attempt.
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