BABUR

(Zahir ud-Din Muhammad)


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  • Nationality: Mongol
  • Profession: Leader, Ruler

Babur (Persian: ; 14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively. He was also given the posthumous name of Firdaws Makani ('Dwelling in Paradise').