Siege of Samarkand (1494)
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The Siege of Samarkand was the first battle in the campaigns that Babur
, the founder of the Mughal Empire
, would fight. Babur was only twelve years old when he was ousted from his capital city of Samarkand
by his rival, the Uzbegs. This would lead to two more sieges, unsuccessfully.
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
, the founder of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
, would fight. Babur was only twelve years old when he was ousted from his capital city of Samarkand
Samarkand
Although a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...
by his rival, the Uzbegs. This would lead to two more sieges, unsuccessfully.