Tuzak-e-Babri

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Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur Mirza, The founder of the Mughal dynasty, "The Tiger," who ruled from 1483 to 1530. saw his royal lineage as the key to future greatness. His mother was a descendent of the greatest of the Mongol warriors, Ghengis Khan, while his father carried the blood of the legendary Timur Shah, who conquered and ruled the ancient city of Samarkand.

From his base of operations in Kabul, Babur tried to commandeer Delhi through sheer will of his pedigree. Over a century earlier, Timur had raided Delhi and managed to place a new dynasty, the Sayyids, on the throne of the sultanate. Therefore, as a direct descendent of Timur, Babur convinced himself that he could claim the throne as his right. But the Turkish sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, refused to give in so easily, for his family had thrown the Sayyids out of Delhi several generations back, and he would not recognize Babur's claim. This left Babur with little choice but to invade and hope his forces could defeat the well-entrenched defenders of Delhi.

In 1526, Babur's forces crushed Ibrahim Lodi's army, largely due to Babur's access to artillery and gunpowder, both of which were in short supply on Lodi's side. After completing the campaign against several regional Hindu armies including a formidable force of Rajputs from the west, Babur had the Delhi sultanate to himself, with no serious challengers.

He expanded his kingdom by attacking Afghanistan and capturing Kabul in 1504. Babur loved the city of Kabul where he set his base. From there he crossed over the mountains into Hindustan and attacked the Dehli Sultanate. With an army of only twelve thousand men, he defeated the Sultan at Panipat, captured Agra and Dehli, and established himself as Sultan. He then attacked a confederation of Rajput states. He had conquered all of Hindustan and controlled an empire that extended from the Deccan to Turkestan.

Babur, unfortunately, never got the chance to take full advantage of his fledgling empire. He died suddenly in 1530, leaving the throne to his son, Humayun. Babur was succeeded by his son, Humayun, whose history walks the fine line between tragedy and farce. He inherited one of the largest empires in the world, and between 1530 and 1540, he managed to lose all of it to rebellions, from Afghanistan to India.

He went into exile in Persia, and slowly put together an army to re-conquer his lost territory. By 1555, he managed to reach his goal and regain all the territories of his father. Babur also left behind a handwritten memoir, penned in his native language that recounted almost 40 years of his adventures, ideas and opinions. This document, is one of the earliest known autobiographical works in the Islamic world, and is perhaps the most detailed account of central Asian life of that period.

DesiStore # PBH01124 ISBN 969-35-0319-8 Pages 287 Edition First Year 2004 Weight (kg) 0.45 Shipping Weight (lbs) 0.99 HB/PB Hard Back

Tuzak-e-Babri