Tradition, transplantation, transformation, Central Asia in the making of the Mughal Empire.

The Mughal empire in India (1526-1858) was founded when Babur, a Central Asian prince, defeated Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat. Through his father Babur was descended from Timur, the founder of the Timurid empire, which had existed from around 1370 until 1507. Through his mother he was...

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Main Author: Watson, Geoff
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. History 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3096