The problem with the character-building is that the books by Alex Rutherford do not show the actual ruthless side of the Mughal emperors. I have read the entire series and Raiders from The North (which is basically what this season is based on) does not show any side to Babur that deems him a killer, plundered, and warlord-driven by the green of conquest just like Shaibani Khan or Ibrahim Lodhi. In fact across the books in the series, every single Mughal emperor is shown to be a generic protagonist -someone who is decent and with power and does nothing selfishly.