Babur - Timurid Prince and Mughal Emperor, 14831530

This book is a concise biography of Babur, who founded the Timurid-Mughal Empire of South Asia.

List of contents

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Qazaq: a Timurid vagabond; 2. Padshahl¿q, governance, in Kabul; 3. Mulkgirliq: the act of kingdom-seizing; 4. Padshal¿q, governance, in Hindustan; 5. Gurbatl¿q: an Indian exile; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Stephen F. Dale is Emeritus Professor of South Asian and Islamic History and Distinguished University Scholar at the Ohio State University. He is the author of Islamic Society on the South Asian Frontier: The Mappilas of Malabar 1498–1922 (1980), Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade, 1600–1750 (Cambridge, 2002), The Garden of the Eight Paradises: Babur and the Culture of Empire in Central Asia, Afghanistan and India (1483–1530) (2012), The Muslim Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals (Cambridge, 2009) and The Orange Trees of Marrakesh: Ibn Khaldun and the Science of Man (2015).

Product details

• Authors: Stephen F Dale, Stephen F. Dale, Stephen F. (Ohio State University) Dale, Stephen Frederic Dale, Dale Stephen F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108470070
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47007-0
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Islam, History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: general, Biography: historical, political & military, Asia, HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Middle Eastern history, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Arab & Middle Eastern