Babur & Foundation

Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur, a descendant of both Timur and Genghis Khan, established the Mughal Empire after his victory at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. His military innovations, including the use of gunpowder artillery, overcame numerically superior forces.

Babur's memoirs, the Baburnama, provide a vivid firsthand account of conquest, politics, and the natural world of Central and South Asia.