He was born in the kingdom of Farghana, in present-day Afghanistan, in 1483. He spent most of his ea
He was born in the kingdom of Farghana, in present-day Afghanistan, in 1483. He spent most of his early life failing to conquer [*] Samarkand, the former capital of his ancestor Tamerlane's empire. Turning south, in 1526 he destroyed the forces of the Afghan sultan Ibrahim Lodi at Palipat, gaining control of northern India. For 10 points—name this founder of the Mogul empire.
He was born in the kingdom of Farghana, in present-day Afghanistan, in 1483.
Babar or Zahir ad-din Muhammad Babur