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NCERT calls Babur brutal: What history’s shifting lens reveals about the Mughal emperor

If history had a Twitter bio, Babur’s might read: Brutal conqueror. Poet. Exile. Book hoarder. Empire starter. Occasional librarian. In a move that has sparked more than just academic curiosity, the ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Babur Nama’ Review: An Imperial Pen

Except in the corridors of power in New Delhi—where his name is anathema to the Hindu nationalist government—it’s hard to find anything but esteem for Zahirud-din Muhammad Babur, a man remembered in ...
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Folio from the First or "South Kensington" Baburnama (The History of Babur); recto: Birds in a coconut grove; verso: text

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. [1] See invoice number 000873 from ...

500 years later, replicas and road signs may fall, but Babur lives on

In April 1526, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi on the plains of Panipat, surprising the Hindustani army with his artillery and, ...