After losing both that kingdom and the remnants of Tamerlane's capital at Samarkand, he crossed the Hindu Kush and occupied Kabul.
He succeeded his father, Omar Sheik, as king of Ferghana at the age of twelve. After losing both that kingdom and the remnants of Tamerlane's capital at Samarkand, he crossed the Hindu Kush and occupied Kabul. The enemy of both Shaibani Khan and Ibrahim Lodi, the emperor of Delhi, he allied with Hussain Mirz of Herat and won his empire at the Battle of Panipat. For 10 points—name this father of Humayun and grandfather of Akbar who founded India's Mughal empire.
He succeeded his father, Omar Sheik, as king of Ferghana at the age of twelve.
{Babur} [if someone says {Zahir} ud-din-Mohammed, accept it and tell the kid that he or she is hardcore]