Babur: Timurid Prince and Mughal Emperor, 1483–1530

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This book is a concise biography of Babur, who founded the Timurid-Mughal Empire of South Asia. Based primarily on his autobiography and existential verse, it chronicles the life and career of a Central Asian, Turco-Mongol Muslim who, driven from his homeland by Uzbeks in 1504, ruled Kabul for two decades before invading ‘Hindustan’ in 1526. It offers a revealing portrait of Babur’s Perso-Islamic culture, Timurid imperial ambition and turbulent emotional life. It is, above all, a humanistic portrait of an individual, who even as he triumphed in South Asia, suffered the regretful anguish of an exile who felt himself to be a stranger in a strange land.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1107107261
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; First Edition (3 May 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781107107267
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107107267
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 340 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 1.5 x 23.39 cm