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The Mughal Emperors 5

q Babur q Humayun
q Sher Shah Suri q Akbar
q Jahangir q Shah Jahan
q Aurangzeb q Later Mughals

Introduction he had cannons, which was a new kind of

Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the battle of Panipat weaponry and proved devastating for the enemy.
in 1526 and invaded India. His invasion put the With this, Babur occupied Delhi and Agra.
Delhi Sultanate to an end. He laid the foundation of
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established a strong empire and their ruling over
India became the most important event of the It is said that the army of Ibrahim Lodi was as
medieval period. large as nine times that of Babur.
The first six Mughal rulers made the most impact; Daulat Khan Lodi never expected Babur to stay
they were—Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah back in India, so he turned against him, but he
Jahan and Aurangzeb. was defeated by Babur. Rana Sanga challenged
Babur, but he was also defeated at the battle of
BABUR Khanwa . Babur went on to annex Gwalior,
Dholpur, Ghaghara etc. Babur did not live long
Babur was a descendent of two great lineages—
after his arrival in India. He died in 1530 and was
Changiz Khan on the mother side and Timur on succeeded by his son, Humayun .
the father side. However, he and later Mughals
liked to be associated with Timur and not with
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Changiz Khan. Babur was the ruler of a small Info Bits
kingdom of Farghana in Central Asia. He had Babur is better known as a poet in Central Asia
been driven out from there. He occupied Kabul in than a ruler who started a great dynasty in India.
1504 and set down to
expand it further. He Besides being an able general and administrator,
wanted to annex India Babur was also a poet and writer. He knew both
to his kingdom, and Turkish and Persian well. He wrote an
when Daulat Khan autobiography named Tazuk-i-Baburi or
Lodi invited him for Baburnama. It can be called
invasion, he availed the first true autobiography by
this opportunity. Babri Masjid at Panipat a Muslim ruler. He has
described his life in detail.
Babur fought with Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526
Also, he has written about
and defeated him. Babur had a smaller army but Indian topography, birds, trees,
he was a better commander who applied better
flowers, fruits and people etc.
tactics in the deployment of his army. Moreover, Babur
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