Homesick King
Babur the son of Umer Sheikh Mirza
was a very capable person.His full
name was Zahiruddin muhamad
Babur.He was excellent in the military
tactics.He was given the state of
ferghana by his father in 1494.He
was only twelve at the time and lost
his state to his own relatives.But later
in 1504 he conquered his homeland
Kabul back never to lose it ever again
then.But was never able to get back
ferghana.He had dream for years to
conquer the land of Hindustan.
After checking the condition of Hindustan
Babur took advantage.Everyone in
subcontinent was independent.Babur
organized his army at the end of 1525.
Then in the spring of 1526 Babur left to
conquer hindustan.When Ibrahim lodhi
of the lodhi dynasty in hindustan got
know about Babur coming he gathered a
large army of men and elephants to fight
against Babur.
The first battle of Panipat
Babur's army of about 10,000 men was
Fearlessly ready to fight against the the
army of ibrahim lodhi of about 100,000
men.As Babur was a great militant so he
arranged his army and connons in troops
and each Troop came from a different
confusing the lodhi army.After great
hard work the khutba was read in the
name of Zahiruddin Muhammed Babur.
Babur's dream of conquering Hindustan
became true.All the power of the lodhis
etc came now in the hands of Mohammed
Babur.
The Undisputed ruler
After conquering Hindustan Babur
was done with his job until another
enemy Rana Sanga of mewar
challenged the rule of Babur.Rana
attacked Babur's army with a much
larger troop but was defeated
brilliantly in 1527 on the battle
grounds of Khanua.Another power
emerged,Mahmud lodhi who
gathered a force of bengals and
afghans to defeat Babur but was
clearly defeated on the battlefield Tuzk-e-babri
of Chaunsa.Babur became the No doubt that babur was the most best
undisputed ruler of Hindustan. ruler in the whole mughal era.Not only
that he was a great military leader but
Death of a legend also he worked for the welfare of his
After becoming a undisputed ruler people.Babur was kind hearted and
Babur could not enjoy this rule for and helped his people like before war
more than 1 year as the hot of khanua his army was losing hope
climate of hindustan made him fall but he gave a motivational speech and
ill and he died on 26 december helped them out.
1530,at the age of 48.He was
buried in homeland Kabul.It is
also said that at the time Humayun
fell seriously ill,Babur pray to
Allah to exchange his life with his
son’s.Saying that “oh god if a life
can be exchanged with life,then i
Babur exchange my life with my
Son’s humayun”and he walked 3
times around humayun's bed.And
as Humayun recovered Babur fell
ill and died later thinking that god
had accepted his prayers.Today
his tomb is to be found in his ever
beloved Kabul.