Babur
Descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan who lost Samarkand, ruled from Kabul and in 1526 won at Panipat to found the Mughal Empire; his memoirs survive.
| Lived | 1483 – 1530 |
| Known as | Founder of the Mughal Empire |
| Birthplace or main place | Andijan |
| Places on the map | Kabul, Agra, Samarkand |
AndijanSee the world of Babur in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1400) | At death (map of 1500) |
|---|---|---|
| Andijan | Timurid Empire | Chagatai Khanate |
| Kabul | Timurid Empire | Timurid Emirates |
| Agra | Sultanate of Delhi | same |
| Samarkand | Timurid Empire | Chagatai Khanate |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1504 | Babur seizes Kabul | Kabul |
| 1504 | The Lodi dynasty moves its capital to Agra | Agra |
| 1526 | Babur enters Agra | Agra |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Panipat · 1526
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1443 – 1538 | Askia Muhammad | Emperor of Songhai |
| 1473 – 1543 | Nicolaus Copernicus | Astronomer |
| 1475 – 1564 | Michelangelo | Sculptor, painter and architect |
| c. 1478 – 1541 | Francisco Pizarro | Spanish conquistador |
| 1483 – 1546 | Martin Luther | Reformer |
| 1471 – 1529 | Krishnadevaraya | Emperor of Vijayanagara |
| 1471 – 1528 | Albrecht Dürer | Painter and printmaker |
| 1485 – 1547 | Hernán Cortés | Spanish conquistador |
| 1469 – 1527 | Niccolò Machiavelli | Political thinker |
| c. 1469 – 1524 | Vasco da Gama | Navigator |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.