Babur: Foundation of Mughal Empire #Babur #Mughalempire #Mughal #Mughalemperor
Babur had just ascended the throne of Fergana in eastern Uzbekistan. However, his uncle plotted to take away the throne from him. He waged a war against Babur which ultimately Babur lost. He was then exiled to Afghanistan. There Babur managed to find some followers.
Along with them, he then started to figure out ways to capture his throne back.

Babur then came across an opportunity that was even better than his throne.
Ibrahim Lodi of the Lodi dynasty of Delhi Sultanate was having a rebel uprising against him, because he was a cruel and uncaring ruler. Babur figured out that if he was able to dethrone and kill Ibrahim Lodi, he could then be the next sultan of Delhi.
So, he made a deal with Lodi’s people. He told them that if they helped him remove Lodi, he would then be their next ruler and would be a good one.

However, Babur knew that it was almost impossible to defeat Lodi. However, Babur had something that Lodi did not have.
Guns! With Babur’s fire power, he killed 200,000 soldiers and Lodi himself. He then ascended the throne of Delhi. He named his new empire the Mughal dynasty.

After Babur, his sons, grandsons and great grandsons took care of his empire.
Mughals emerged as one of the greatest empires in the history of the world. One of the world’s greatest monuments – the Taj Mahal – was built during the Mughal empire along with several other developments.

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