Babur: Timurid Prince and Mughal Emperor, 1483-1530

By Stephen F Dale and Stephen F. Dale

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108470076
• ISBN13: 9781108470070
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"