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A translation of Babur’s personal memoir written in Turki, Baburnama remains true to the original, portraying the extraordinary life of the founder of the Mughal Empire in India. Often quoted by historians and academicians alike, this book possesses the rare distinction of being relevant across centuries. Baburnama is the complete record of Babur’s life from the time he ascended the throne at the young age of eleven to when he finally established himself as a monarch (1493 to 1529).What fascinates readers even today is Babur’s intimate and detailed account of the world around him and what is truly astonishing is that there is no historical precedent for his narrative, making it the first real autobiography in Islamic literature. Annette Susannah Beveridge’s nuanced translation offers us a unique insight into this remarkable period in history.
Anya Abernathy @enid98_581
November 17, 2021
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To one interested in history, Babur's autobiography is an interesting account of his contemporary Hindostan and the places around it. It gives a detailed description of life of the people who inhabited this part of the world in those days. It also vouchsafes a view into the incessant combats of rulers and the change of dynasties that followed. The translation from original Turkish is lucid enough. Printing and binding is fairly good.