Full name - Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur
Born - 41 February 1483 in Andijan, Central Asia
Died - 26 December 130, of fever, aged 47, in Agra, India. Buried 9 years later, as per his wishes, in a garden in Kabul. His sister Khanzada and son Hindal also buried on the same garden terrace.
Accession to power - 11 years old when he inherited Ferghana.
Length of rule in India - 4 years [1526 - 1530].
Ethnic Stock - Turko Mongol prince from Ferghana, a small kingdom east of Samarkand. Descended from Timur on father's side and from Genghis Khan on his mother's.
Father - Umar Shaikh, ruler of Ferghana. Died in 1497 when Babar was 11 years old.
Mother tongue - Chaghatai Turkish.
Siblings - sister Khanzada, half-brother Jahangir
Children - Four sons : Humayun b 1508; Kamran b 1509; Askari b 1516; and Hindal b 1519; daughter Gulbadan
Strengths - a great soldier and a prolific writer
Passions - gardening and writing. Created many gardens - his favourite on a hillside in Kabul where his body was brought back to be buried Composed verses in Persian. Wrote his memoirs - Babarnamah - in his mother tongue. Grandson Akbar had them translated into Persian and illustrated. These manuscripts were probably lost in the looting of Delhi by Nadir Shah in 1739. A naturalist too. Book lover - set up a family library.
Arrival in India - April 1526. Defeated Ibrahim Lodhi at the Battle of Panipat, marched towards Delhi and declared himself Padshah of India.
Victory due to - superior cavalry tactics and moveable artillery. Babar's troops numbered only 12,000 compared to Ibrahim Lodhi's 100,000 - but Babar's strongest assets were his two Persian gunners who were skilled in the art of cannons - a piece of artillery unknown in the sub-continent at the time. The noise of the cannons terrified Ibrahim's elephants - and the rest, as they say, is history!
Military Campaigns - defeated Rajput Confederacy led by Rana Sanga - in 1527. Defeated joint forces of Afghans and Sultan of Bengal in 1529.
Character traits - modest, simple, religious, tolerant towards non-muslims
As a ruler - liberal. He believed that " defeated enemies must be conciliated, not antagonised if they are to be ruled effectively" and that " one's own followers must be prevented by discipline from victimising local population."
Weaknesses - Not an administrator. Was a hard drinker but said to have given up wine 2 days before the battle with the Rajputs, to obtain God's favours.
Inherited - small kingdom of Ferghana
Extent of Kingdom at death - Consolidated and enlarged his conquered territory. His Empire in 1530 included Afghanistan, Kashmir, Punjab, Bihar and Malwa.
Humayun succeeded Babur.
Akbar-The Great was the grandson of Babur.
Humayun was the eldest son of Emperor Babur. Babur was succeeded by Humayun in 1530.
Humayun was the eldest son of Babur.
Babur fought 3 battles: 1. First Battle of Panipat (1526) with Ibrahim Lodi >Victory of Babur 2. Battle of Khanwa (1527) with Rana Sanga >Victory of Babur 3. Battle of Ghagra (1529) with Mahmud Lodi >Victory of Babur
Babur means beaver. In Persian language Babur means 'tiger'.
Humayun succeeded Babur.
Humayun was the eldest son of Emperor Babur. Babur was succeeded by Humayun in 1530.
Yes. Babur was a Mughal ruler. Babur established Mughal Dynasty.
Akbar-The Great was the grandson of Babur.
Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur was Babur's full name.
Humayun was the eldest son of Emperor Babur. Babur was succeeded by Humayun in 1530.
Babur Ruled from ( 1526-1530)
Babur had two daughters.
Babur had four sons Humayun, Hindal, Aksari and Kamran . Humayun was the eldest and the most loved son of Babur. After Babur's death, Humayun ascended the throne. Besides these four sons, Babur had an alleged son namely Altun Bishik.
Babur was born on February 14, 1483.
Humayun was the eldest son of Babur.