Who was Babur's Grandfather?
Abu Sa'id Mirza of Timurid dynasty, was the paternal grandfather of Babur. Umar Shaikh Mirza, son of Abu Sa'id Mirza, was Babur's father. Sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza was also the great grandson of Amir Timur.
Babur's maternal grandfather was Yunus Khan of Mongol Empire. Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan, was the mother of Babur. Yunus Khan was a descendant of Genghis Khan.
Babur, the Timurid ruler of Fergana, invaded India five times, and on his fifth expedition, he defeated the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, in the battle of Panipat in 1526 (1st battle of Panipat). Babur decided to remain in India and laid foundations of a new empire, known as the Mughal empire (1526).
The founder of the Mughal dynasty, Babur, was a descendant of Tamerlane on his father's side and also a descendant of Chengiz Khan on his mother's side, Timur a.k.a Tamerlane and Chengiz Khan a.k.a Genghis khan were two great conquerors of Asia. Amir Timur was the founder of Timurd dynasty of Central Asia. Chengiz Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire.
Amir Timur (1370-1405), Jalal-ud-din Miran Shah Mirza, Sultan Muhammad Mirza, Sultan Abu Said Mirza (1451-1469) and Umar Shaikh Mirza (Babur's father)
Genghis khan, Chaghatai Khan, Mutukan, Yesu Ntoa, Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, Duwa, Esen Buqa I, Tughlugh Timur, Khizr Khoja, Muhammad Khan, Shir Ali Oglan, Uwais Khan, Yunus Khan, Qutlugh Nigar Khanum (Babur's mother)
Timur was the great ancestor of Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur. Timur invaded India during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Tughlaq (1394-1413) of Delhi Sultanate. He sacked Delhi, but returned to Samarkand with a large booty. So Babur believed that India belonged to him. He invaded India five times, and on his fifth expedition, he occupied Delhi and Agra from Sultan Ibrahim Lodi in the battle of Panipat in 1526. Unlike Timur, Babur remained in India, where he died in 1530 and was succeeded by his eldest son Humayun. Thus began the empire of the great Mughals.
Babur had nine wives: Aisha Sultan Begum, Zeineb Sultan Begum, Maasumeh Sultan Begum, Bibi Mubarika, Maham Begum, Dildar Begum, Gulrukh Begum, Gulnar Agha Begum and Raiqah Begum.
Babur had four sons alive at the time of his death. Babur's sons were: Humayun by Maham Begum, Kamran and Askari by Gulrukh Begum, Hindal by Dildar Begum.
Babur had four daughters: Gulrang (Rose-coloured), Gulchireh (Rosy-face) and Gulbadan (Rose-body) by Dildar Begum and Gulrukh Begum by another wife. Gulbadan was the authoress of 'Humayun Nama'.
Umar Shaikh Mirza was the ruler of Ferghana and fifth in descent from Timur. Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was his son by Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan, a descendant of Chingiz Khan. Umar Shaikh Mirza was very fond of pigeon-flying. (Akbar had got this habit of his great-grandfather). He died in an accident, falling from the roof of a pigeon-house in Akhsi in the year 1494.
"Mirza was precipitated from the top of the steep, with his pigeons, and pigeon-house and took his flight to the other world." (Babur)
Babur was:
Babur's maternal grandfather was Yunus Khan of Mongol Empire. Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan, was the mother of Babur. Yunus Khan was a descendant of Genghis Khan.
Who defeated Ibrahim Lodi and established the Mughal dynasty in India?
Babur, the Timurid ruler of Fergana, invaded India five times, and on his fifth expedition, he defeated the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, in the battle of Panipat in 1526 (1st battle of Panipat). Babur decided to remain in India and laid foundations of a new empire, known as the Mughal empire (1526).
How is Babur related to Timur and Genghis Khan?
The founder of the Mughal dynasty, Babur, was a descendant of Tamerlane on his father's side and also a descendant of Chengiz Khan on his mother's side, Timur a.k.a Tamerlane and Chengiz Khan a.k.a Genghis khan were two great conquerors of Asia. Amir Timur was the founder of Timurd dynasty of Central Asia. Chengiz Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire.
Descendants of Timur
Amir Timur (1370-1405), Jalal-ud-din Miran Shah Mirza, Sultan Muhammad Mirza, Sultan Abu Said Mirza (1451-1469) and Umar Shaikh Mirza (Babur's father)
Descendants of Genghis khan
Genghis khan, Chaghatai Khan, Mutukan, Yesu Ntoa, Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, Duwa, Esen Buqa I, Tughlugh Timur, Khizr Khoja, Muhammad Khan, Shir Ali Oglan, Uwais Khan, Yunus Khan, Qutlugh Nigar Khanum (Babur's mother)
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
Timur was the great ancestor of Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur. Timur invaded India during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Tughlaq (1394-1413) of Delhi Sultanate. He sacked Delhi, but returned to Samarkand with a large booty. So Babur believed that India belonged to him. He invaded India five times, and on his fifth expedition, he occupied Delhi and Agra from Sultan Ibrahim Lodi in the battle of Panipat in 1526. Unlike Timur, Babur remained in India, where he died in 1530 and was succeeded by his eldest son Humayun. Thus began the empire of the great Mughals.
Who was the wife of Babur?
Babur had nine wives: Aisha Sultan Begum, Zeineb Sultan Begum, Maasumeh Sultan Begum, Bibi Mubarika, Maham Begum, Dildar Begum, Gulrukh Begum, Gulnar Agha Begum and Raiqah Begum.
Babur had four sons alive at the time of his death. Babur's sons were: Humayun by Maham Begum, Kamran and Askari by Gulrukh Begum, Hindal by Dildar Begum.
Babur had four daughters: Gulrang (Rose-coloured), Gulchireh (Rosy-face) and Gulbadan (Rose-body) by Dildar Begum and Gulrukh Begum by another wife. Gulbadan was the authoress of 'Humayun Nama'.
Who was Umar Sheikh Mirza?
Umar Shaikh Mirza was the ruler of Ferghana and fifth in descent from Timur. Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was his son by Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan, a descendant of Chingiz Khan. Umar Shaikh Mirza was very fond of pigeon-flying. (Akbar had got this habit of his great-grandfather). He died in an accident, falling from the roof of a pigeon-house in Akhsi in the year 1494.
"Mirza was precipitated from the top of the steep, with his pigeons, and pigeon-house and took his flight to the other world." (Babur)
Who was Babur?
Babur was:
- A king who ascended the throne at the age of 12 (1494). Name of the kingdom is Fergana
- Sixth in descent from Timur, the great conqueror
- Son of Umar Shaikh Mirza, king of Fergana and Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan, a descent of Chengiz Khan
- A Muslim invader who lead five expeditions to India
- A warrior who defeated Sultan Ibrahim Lodi in the battle of Panipat (1526)
- A warrior who brought an end to the Lodi empire and also the Delhi Sultanate
- A King whom Rana Sanga could not defeat
- Founder of the Mughal empire (1526)
- First ruler of the Mughal empire
- Grand father of Akbar the Great
- Author of Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Baburanama)
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