Literature · Royalty · 1483–1530
Born: 14 February 1483 · Died: 26 December 1530 · Age at death: 47
Babur died aged 47. He was born on 14 February 1483 and died on 26 December 1530.
Central Asian prince descended from Timur and Genghis Khan who won the Battle of Panipat and founded the Mughal Empire
Did you know?He wrote a detailed autobiography called the Baburnama, which is considered the first true autobiography in Islamic literature.
Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India. He descended from Timur on his father's side and from Genghis Khan on his mother's. He became ruler of Fergana in Central Asia at only 11. He spent years winning and losing Samarkand. He then made Kabul his base. In 1526, at Panipat, he defeated the Sultan of Delhi using cannons and cavalry. His dynasty went on to rule much of India for three centuries. He wrote a remarkably frank memoir, the Baburnama, full of notes on gardens, fruit and people.
Babur (Persian: ببر, Persian:; 14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in South Asia. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother, respectively.
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Central Asian conqueror, 1483–1530
Babur was born in Andijan on 14 February 1483.
He became ruler of Fergana at 11.
He won the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
He died in Agra on 26 December 1530, aged 47.
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Did you know?He wrote his memoirs in Chagatai Turkic rather than Persian.
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