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The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)Emperor of Hindustan Babur

The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)

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Original author: Emperor of Hindustan Babur

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"The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)" by Emperor of Hindustan Babur is a memoir written between 1494-1530 in the Chagatai language. This vivid autobiography chronicles Babur's journey from a young Central Asian prince losing and reclaiming Samarkand to his establishment of the Mughal Empire in India. The work reveals his keen observations on nature, politics, military campaigns, and society, while candidly documenting his personal struggles, including the decisive Battle of Panipat. His grandson Akbar later commissioned lavishly illustrated Persian translations that brought these remarkable events to life.

The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur), by Emperor of Hindustan Babur. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #44608.

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58 Chapters

  1. 1.Section I: Farghāna1,053 words
  2. 2.Section II: Kābul2,086 words
  3. 3.Section III: Hindūstān2,096 words
  4. 4.Preface227 words
  5. 5.Chapter I: Babur's Exemplars in the Arts of Peace1,392 words
  6. 6.Chapter II: Problems of the Mutilated Babur-Nama2,369 words
  7. 7.Chapter III118 words
  8. 8.Part I: The MSS. themselves356 words
  9. 9.Part II: Work on the Hindustan MSS3,094 words
  10. 10.Part III: The "Bukhara Babur-nama"1,778 words
  11. 11.Chapter IV: The Leyden and Erskine Memoirs of Baber1,226 words
  12. 12.Section I: Farghāna (1)8,723 words
  13. 13.Section I: Farghāna (2)8,869 words
  14. 14.Section I: Farghāna (3)8,650 words
  15. 15.Section I: Farghāna (4)8,879 words
  16. 16.Section I: Farghāna (5)8,722 words
  17. 17.Section I: Farghāna (6)8,790 words
  18. 18.Section II: Kābul666 (1)8,722 words
  19. 19.Section II: Kābul666 (2)8,821 words
  20. 20.Section II: Kābul666 (3)8,812 words
  21. 21.Section II: Kābul666 (4)8,807 words
  22. 22.Section II: Kābul666 (5)8,750 words
  23. 23.Section II: Kābul666 (6)8,836 words
  24. 24.Section II: Kābul666 (7)8,827 words
  25. 25.Section II: Kābul666 (8)8,807 words
  26. 26.Section II: Kābul666 (9)5,985 words
  27. 27.Section III: Hindūstān (1)8,665 words
  28. 28.Section III: Hindūstān (2)8,859 words
  29. 29.Section III: Hindūstān (3)8,593 words
  1. 30.Section III: Hindūstān (4)8,856 words
  2. 31.Section III: Hindūstān (5)8,613 words
  3. 32.Section III: Hindūstān (6)8,712 words
  4. 33.Section III: Hindūstān (7)8,811 words
  5. 34.Section III: Hindūstān (8)8,783 words
  6. 35.Section III: Hindūstān (9)8,684 words
  7. 36.Section III: Hindūstān (10)8,767 words
  8. 37.Section III: Hindūstān (11)8,719 words
  9. 38.Section III: Hindūstān (12)7,982 words
  10. 39.Section III: Hindūstān (13)7,989 words
  11. 40.Section III: Hindūstān (14)7,981 words
  12. 41.Section III: Hindūstān (15)7,976 words
  13. 42.Section III: Hindūstān (16)7,959 words
  14. 43.Section III: Hindūstān (17)7,964 words
  15. 44.Section III: Hindūstān (18)7,998 words
  16. 45.Section III: Hindūstān (19)7,987 words
  17. 46.Section III: Hindūstān (20)7,998 words
  18. 47.Section III: Hindūstān (21)7,979 words
  19. 48.Section III: Hindūstān (22)7,959 words
  20. 49.Section III: Hindūstān (23)7,799 words
  21. 50.Section III: Hindūstān (24)7,435 words
  22. 51.Section III: Hindūstān (25)7,570 words
  23. 52.Section III: Hindūstān (26)7,548 words
  24. 53.Section III: Hindūstān (27)7,424 words
  25. 54.Section III: Hindūstān (28)7,416 words
  26. 55.Section III: Hindūstān (29)6,211 words
  27. 56.Part III: ;4,879 words
  28. 57.Part III: ;3,268 words
  29. 58.Book II: , Story i. Eastwick translates it and its immediate context2,570 words