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The Last Timurid: Babur's Fight for Samarkand
In this episode of The Story of Uzbekistan, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic early life of Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur, the Timurid prince who lost and recaptured Samarkand multiple times before founding the Mughal Empire in India. They trace Babur's first ascent to power at age 11 in the Ferghana Valley, his victories and defeats against the Uzbeks under Shaibani Khan, and his desperate alliance with the Safavid Shah Ismail. The episode brings to life Babur's memoirs, the Baburnama, as a primary source full of vivid details about Uzbek tribal politics, military tactics, and the…
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