A report on Babur

Idealized portrait of Babur, early 17th century
Babur Family Tree
17th-century portrait of Babur
Coin minted by Babur during his time as ruler of Kabul. Dated 1507/8
Babur leaves for Hindustan from Kabul
The meeting between Babur and Sultan Ali Mirza near Samarkand
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Mughal artillery and troops in action during the Battle of Panipat (1526)
Babur encounters the Jain statues at the Urvah valley in Gwalior in 1527. He ordered them to be destroyed
Babur crossing the Indus River
Babur and his heir Humayun
Bobur Square, Andijan, Uzbekistan in 2012
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The founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent.

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Idealized portrait of Babur, early 17th century

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Gulchehra Begum

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Gulchehara Begum (also known as GulChihra or GulShara; c. 1515–1557) was a Mughal princess, daughter of Emperor Zāhir ud-Dīn Mohammad Babur of India, and sister of Emperor Humayun.

16th-century portrait of Ali-Shir Nava'i by Mahmud Muzahhib, now located in the Museum of the Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad, Iran

Ali-Shir Nava'i

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Timurid poet, writer, statesman, linguist, Hanafi Maturidi mystic and painter who was the greatest representative of Chagatai literature.

Timurid poet, writer, statesman, linguist, Hanafi Maturidi mystic and painter who was the greatest representative of Chagatai literature.

16th-century portrait of Ali-Shir Nava'i by Mahmud Muzahhib, now located in the Museum of the Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad, Iran
Alisher Nava'i's portrait in Isfana, Kyrgyzstan
Alisher Nava'i depicted on 1942 USSR stamps to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his birth
A page from Nava'i's diwan. From the library of Suleiman the Magnificent.
The top exterior of Nava'i's Khamsa (Five Poems) on display at the Walters Art Museum. This copy dates to the 16th century.
Alisher Nava'i on a commemorative Uzbek coin

Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire in India and the author of Baburnama, was heavily influenced by Nava'i and wrote about his respect for the writer in his memoirs.

Early German musket with serpentine lock

Matchlock

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Historical type of firearm wherein the gunpowder is ignited by a burning piece of rope that is touched to the gunpowder by a mechanism that the musketeer activates by pulling a lever or trigger with his finger.

Historical type of firearm wherein the gunpowder is ignited by a burning piece of rope that is touched to the gunpowder by a mechanism that the musketeer activates by pulling a lever or trigger with his finger.

Early German musket with serpentine lock
Engraving of musketeers from the Thirty Years' War
Various Japanese (samurai) Edo period matchlocks (tanegashima).
Japanese foot soldiers (ashigaru) firing tanegashima (matchlocks)
Eight-shot matchlock revolver (Germany c. 1580)
Tibetans with matchlock rifle (1905 painting)

Improved versions of the Ottoman arquebus were transported to India by Babur in 1526.

Sultan Mahmud Mirza

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Sultan Mahmud Mirza (c.

Sultan Mahmud Mirza (c.

The emirs began to dispute the power to the middle of the sons of princes Umar Shaikh Mirza, including Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, and the children of Mirza Mahmud.

Selim I by Nakkaş Osman

Selim I

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The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520.

The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520.

Selim I by Nakkaş Osman
Selim I at the Battle of Chaldiran: artwork at the Chehel Sotoun Pavilion in Isfahan
Outline of the Ottoman Empire, from the Theatro d'el Orbe de la Tierra de Abraham Ortelius, Antwerp, 1602, updated from the 1570 edition.
A painting depicting Selim I during the Egypt campaign, located in Army Museum, Istanbul.
Selim I on his deathbed.
The türbe of Selim I in his mosque.
Yavuz Selim Mosque
Selim I
Selim I with a mace
Selim I by an unknown European painter
16th century miniature of Selim I
Selim I and Piri Mehmed Pasha
Selim I by Aşık Çelebi

Babur's early relations with the Ottomans were poor because Selim I provided Babur's rival Ubaydullah Khan with powerful matchlocks and cannons.

Ahmad Alaq

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The Khan of Eastern Moghulistan (Uyghurstan) from 1487 to 1503.

The Khan of Eastern Moghulistan (Uyghurstan) from 1487 to 1503.

The two brothers united the forces and launched a campaign against the Uzbeks, but Muhammad Shaybani proved victorious in battle and took them both prisoner (Babur also was among his uncles' army and participated in this battle in Ferghana Valley, that had turned into disaster, but managed to flee south and hide in mountains with his mother, Kutluk Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan, and few followers).

The Mughal Army of Babur sacked Chanderi, capital of Medini Rao Parihar.

Medini Rai

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Vassal of Sisodia king Rana Sanga.

Vassal of Sisodia king Rana Sanga.

The Mughal Army of Babur sacked Chanderi, capital of Medini Rao Parihar.

He joined the united Rajput Confederacy in fatal Battle of khanua with a garrison of 20,000 Rajput soldiers and headed the left wing of Rajputs to counter Babur's right wing.

Krishnadevaraya statue at Srikakulam, Krishna district

Krishnadevaraya

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Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, who reigned from 1509 to 1529.

Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, who reigned from 1509 to 1529.

Krishnadevaraya statue at Srikakulam, Krishna district
A portrait of Krishnadevaraya by Portuguese traveler Domingo Paes c. 16th century
Kannada inscription, dated 1513 CE, of Krishnadevaraya at the Krishna temple in Hampi describes his victories against the Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha.
Kannada inscription dated 1524 A.D., of Krishnadeva Raya at the Anathasayana temple in Anathasayanagudi near Hampi. The temple was built in memory of his deceased son
Vitthala temple with musical pillars, Hoysala style multigonal base Hampi
Sculpture of Krishna Deva Raya
Tamil inscription of Krishnadevaraya, Severappoondi
Tirumala Temple and Vaikuntam Queue Complex (semicircular building in the foreground) as seen from Srivari Padalu on Narayanagiri hill

When the Timurid king Babur invaded north India, he acknowledged Krishnadevaraya as the greatest Hindu king of India along with Rana Sanga, the king of Chittor.

Zainab Sultan Begum

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Zainab Sultan Begum was Queen consort of Ferghana Valley and Kabul as the second wife of Emperor Babur.

Masuma Sultan Begum (daughter of Babur)

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Masuma Sultan Begum (born c. undefined 1508) was a Mughal princess and the daughter of the first Mughal emperor, Babur.