Babur

Babur was born 14 February 1483 in Andijan in the Fergana Valley. He was the eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza and a great-great grandson of Timur. He conquered Samarkand in 1494, only to lose it soon after. In 1504 he conquered Kabul, which was under the putative rule of Abdur Razaq Mirza. He defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First...