Babur

Babur
Babur Badshah
Founder of Mughal Empire in India
Reign	20 April 1526 – 26 December 1530
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Humayun
Born	(1483-02-14)14 February 1483 Andijan, Timurid Empire (present-day Uzbekistan)
Died	26 December 1530(1530-12-26) (aged 47) Agra, Mughal Empire (present-day India)
Burial	Kabul, Mughal Empire (present-day Afghanistan)
Spouse	Aisha Sultan Begum Zainab Sultan Begum Masuma Sultan Begum Maham Begum Gulrukh Begum Dildar Begum Mubaraka Yusufzai
Issue	Humayun Kamran Mirza Askari Mirza Hindal Mirza Ahmad Mirza Shahrukh Khalil Mirza Barbul Mirza Alwar Mirza Faruq Mirza Fakhr-un-Nissa Begum Ishan Daulat Begum Meher Jahan Begum Masuma Sultan Begum Gulzar Begum Gulrang Begum Gulbadan Begum Gulchehra Begum Gulbarg Begum Altun Bishik (alleged)
Full name Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur
House	Timurid
Dynasty	Mughal Empire
Father	Umar Shaikh Mirza II, ʿAmīr of Fergana
Mother	Qutlugh Nigar Khanum
Religion	Islam

Babur (Persian: بابر‎, translit. Bābur, lit. 'Tiger'‎; 14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530), born Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muḥammad (Persian: ظهیرالدین محمد‎, translit. Ẓahīr ad-Dīn Muḥammad‎), was a conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor. He was a direct descendant of Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamurlane) from the Barlas clan, through his father, and also a descendant of Genghis Khan through his mother. He was also influenced by the Persian culture and this affected both his own actions and those of his successors, giving rise to a significant expansion of the Persianate ethos in the Indian subcontinent.

Babur was the eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza. He ascended the throne of Fergana in 1495 at the age of twelve and faced rebellion from his own relatives. He conquered Samarkand two years later, only to lose the city of Fergana soon after. In his attempt to reconquer Fergana, he lost control of Samarkand. In 1501, his attempt to recapture both cities went in vain as he was defeated by Muhammad Shaybani Khan. In 1504, he conquered Kabul, which was under the rule of the infant heir of Ulugh Begh. Babur formed a partnership with Safavid ruler Ismail I and reconquered parts of central Asia, including Samarkand, only to again lose it and the other newly conquered lands to the Uzbeks.