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Zahir
ud-Din BABUR (r.1526-30) |
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Babur's Central Asian roots gave the Mughals
a continuing urge to push the frontiers of their empire in that direction |
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Like much of Central Asia, Afghanistan is
full of Buddhist stupas and other monuments |
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In 1504, Babur seized Kabul; the military
intrigues of the time saw him conquer, lose, and reconquer many cities,
as an ally of the Safavids of Iran |
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The Bala Hisar fort in Kabul, from which
Babur would have left on his way to Hindustan-- probably through its "Lahori
Gate" |
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The battle of PANIPAT in 1526 finished off
the Lodhi dynasty, and won Babur a new throne; Panipat was the famous scene
of other crucial battles as well |
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Babur's coins are today very rare, especially
the earliest ones |
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Portraits of Babur were painted to illustrate
the Babur-namah, his *inimitable
autobiography*, and other works |
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Many such miniature paintings depicted his
formal court life |
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Other such miniature paintings illustrated
more casual moments and depicted enjoyable little marginal scenes |
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Babur died in Agra, but his body was taken
back to Kabul for final burial |
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