"Cannons at Panipat: The founding of the Mughal Empire" Topic
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Tango01 | 08 Jun 2016 3:48 p.m. PST |
"In 1525 a descendant of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane crossed the Khyber Pass with a tiny army in a desperate gamble: an attack on the powerful Sultanate of Delhi. On the dusty plain of Panipat, he would lay the foundation of India's mightiest empire: the Mughal! Few would-be warlords were born with a more illustrious pedigree than Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, commonly known as simply Babur ("Tiger"). Born in 1483 the eldest son of the Timurid king of Ferghana, he was descended from Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur the Lame (known to the English-speaking world as "Tamerlane") on his father's side. On his mother's side, he enjoyed an even more celebrated ancestor: no less than Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire and perhaps history's greatest conqueror…." Full text here link
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