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Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur was born in Farghana. Farghana is now Uzbekistan. He was born on February 14th, 1483. The Mughal Empire founded him.
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Growing up Babur was a descendant of Timur on his father's side and Chengez Khan on his mother's side. His parents were never married.
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Babur's father Umar Sheikh Mirza died in 1494. He was greatly affected by it. he was 11 when his father died.
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After his fathers death he was driven out of his father's state and for two years became a wanderer. In 1504, he came to Afghanistan and took over Kabul. That’s where he got the title of Padshah.
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In his position in Central Asia... After crossing the Indus he invaded India five times. The fifth expedition resulted in the death of Ibrahim Lodhi in the first battle of Panipat, in April 1526.
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In 1528, he captured Chanderi from the Rajput chief. A year later he defeated the Afghan chiefs under Mahmud Lodhi in the battle of Ghagra in Bihar.
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Babur did not live long to rule his Kingdom. Towards the end of Babur's life, his eldest son Humayun fell seriously ill.
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It’s said that in a religious ceremony he transferred his son's illness to himself and sacrificed himself in order to save Humayun.
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As Humayun recovered the former became worse and after two or three months Babur died at Agra on December 26, 1530. Babur was buried at Kabul in with his own wishes.
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Panipat was merely the beginning of the Mughal rule. Akbar laid its real foundation in 1556.
