Babur, the Tiger First of the Great Moguls

Language: English Pages: 224 (14 B/W Illustrations) About The Book Babur was the founder of the mughal dynasty. An empire of wealth and splendor, sumptuous palaces and cities, exotic flower gardens and elaborate ceremonies, They were known for their love of learning and science, their munificent patronage of the arts- and of ruthless family struggles for succession. Babur the son of Umar Sheikh was born in 1483 and as this well researched biography traces, he was an ambitious prince turned adventure. Babur was not only a remarkable soldier but also a fine poet. This book is an entertainingly written history of the aggressive genius of Babur – of his progression from the tiny Ferghana to Hindustan and the wealth of knowledge he left behind when he passed away in 1530, by when he had conquered all of Hindustan and controlled an empire that extended from Deccan to Turkestan. Once again, Harold Lamb does justice to an exemplary figure in history, a man who laid down the laws of ideal governance for the generations that succeeded him. About The Author Though Harold Lamb had been a financial writer for the New York Times, he launched his full-writing career after World War I, in which he had served as an Infantryman. Lamb’s first fiction successes came in the pages of Adventure magazine, immediately following World War I, Though his craft of constructing is characters remains unmatched, Lamb is one of the unsung fathers of modern fantasy. After publishing his first bestselling book, a biography of Genghis Khan, Lamb turned more to writing history. Lamb turned more to writing history. Lamb wrote many fine biographies detailing the lives of world leaders like Tamber Lane, Babur the Tiger, Alexan