Empire

204. Babur: The First Mughal Emperor (Ep 1)

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“To wander from mountain to mountain, hopeless and homeless, has nothing to recommend it” - Babur

Before he became the father of the Mughal dynasty, and the author of one of the most important memoirs in world history, Babur was a provincial young prince in modern-day Uzbekistan. His family tree stretches back to Genghis Khan and Timur, and his fighting spirit was as strong as his ancestors’. As a teenager he sets his sights on the capital city of Samarkand and lays siege to it. But he meets his match when faced with the great Uzbeg warlord, Shaybani Khan. At just 21 years old, Babur is left defeated and homeless, wandering as a nomad around Central Asia. How will he recover from this?

Join William and Anita as they explore the early life of the first Great Mughal, Babur. 

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