Babur: Timurid Prince and Mughal Emperor, 1483–1530

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Stephen F. Dale
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 5/3/2018
EAN 9781107107267, ISBN10: 1107107261

Paperback, 258 pages, 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

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.

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Qazaq
a Timurid vagabond
2. PadshahlÃ„Â±q, governance, in Kabul
3. Mulkgirliq
the act of kingdom-seizing
4. PadshalÃ„Â±q, governance, in Hindustan
5. GurbatlÃ„Â±q
an Indian exile
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.