Babur: Timurid Prince and Mughal Emperor, 1483-1530 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108470070)

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.

Author: Stephen F. Dale
ISBN-10: 1108470076
ISBN-13: 9781108470070
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2018
Pages: 258
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.26w x 0.84d