Who was Babur?
Zahiriddin Mohammad
Babur was born on February 14, 1483 in Andijan (Presently, in Uzbekistan). His
father Omar Sheikh Mirzo, the son of Abu Said Mirzo (and grandson of Miran Shah, who was himself son of Timur, great Turkic family nation Emperor) was
a governor of Fergana. As his blood goes to Timur on his father’s side, he
is a descendant of Timurids! However, his mother Qutlugh Nigar Khanim was the
daughter of Yunus Khan (governor of Tashkent at that time) who was the 12th
generation of Chengiz Khan, Mughal emperor. So, we can realize that he is not a Mughal but Temurid. According to historical documents, the generations of Babur
used to call themselves as “Baburiy mirzo”, descendants of Temurids. The main
reason why they have been called as Mughals is because of Europeans' misconception of considering Temurids as Mughals in the last century. Now, the
serious historical research of those dynasties proves that BABURIDS are NOT
MUGHALS.
