History - India: Babur Flashcards
was Babur a native persian?
no, he was born into the royal family but was not a native persian
who were Babur’s 2 important descendants?
- Conqueror Genghis Khan
- Conqueror Timur
(mongols)
what happened when he was 11?
he became regional king of persia
what happened when he was 14 in persia?
he started winning battles and conquering land
what stopped babur’s reign in persia?
the natives got sick of him and kicked him off the throne because he wasn’t a native persian
what did he do after his persia reign finished?
he spent a long time trying to conquer India during the Delhi Sultanate
what did babur do after he conquered India?
he started the Mughal Empire in 1526
why did he have a hard time expanding the mughal empire?
there was a lot of resistance from the hindus
why was it called the Mughal empire?
because babur was the descendant of mongols and Mughal meant Mongol in persian
