Early Life of Babur Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, the ruler of Kabul and Qandahar was one of the greatest men of medieval Asia. He was born on 14th February, 1483 and his father Umar Shaikh Mirza-II was the ruler of Farghana. Babur’s father was a Timurid prince while his mother was a descendant of … [Read more...]
Biography of Mughal Emperor Babur (Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur)
Babur Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur was born in February, 1483 A.D. The sudden death of his father made Babur the ruler of Farghana, a small state in Transoxania when he was only 12 years old. Babur was very ambitious even when he was merely a boy. He made a bid to conquer Samarkand, the ancient … [Read more...]
Battle of Ghagra (1529)
The Battle of Ghagra in 1529 was the last war of Babur in India. The battle was fought with the Afghans, on the confluence of the Ganga and its tributary, the Ghagara, on 6th May, 1529. The Afgans fought under the leadership of Sultan Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah (Sultan of Bengal). The … [Read more...]
Mughal Emperor Babur died on 26th December,1530.
Background Humayun, who had been sent as governor of Badkhshan after the battle of Khanua, left his charge and returned to Agra without his father’s permission. He was instructed to go to his jagir at Sambhal, where he fell ill. He was, consequently, brought to Agra by water. Notwithstanding all … [Read more...]
Tuzk-e-Babri (Baburnama, Memoirs of Babur)
Tuzk-e Babri is also known as the Memoirs of Babur or Baburnama. The founder of Mughal Empire in India, Babur, recorded his impressions about India country is his autobiography, styled the Tuzk-e-Babri. Tuzk-e-Babri was originally written by Babur during his intervals of leisure in his mother … [Read more...]
Administration of Babur
Mughal Emperor, Babur was successful as a soldier and conqueror. But the administration of Babur was less structured. Babur had created a system of administration that could function very well in the time of war only. The old administrative machinery of the Sultanate of Delhi had crumbled as the … [Read more...]
Babur was the founder of Mughal Dynasty
Mughal Emperor Babur, was the founder of Mughal Dynasty (Mughal Empire) in India. He was born in 1488 in a family of the Chaghtai Turks. On his father's side he was connected with Tamerlane and on his mother's side he could trace his origin from Chinghiz Khan. He lost his father when he was only … [Read more...]