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Kamran Mirza

Type Figure Region Afghanistan Time c. 1509–1557 Also known as Kamran、Second son of Babur

Kamran Mirza was the second son of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, born c. 1509 and famed for military talent;…

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  1. 1511–1515Kabul · AfghanistanAs a young child he grew up at the Kabul court after his elder brother Humayun, receiving Turkic-style training in horsemanship and archery and a military education, observing military and political operations as a prince during his father Babur's preparations for southern campaigns.
  2. 1515–1519Punjab frontier · PunjabIn his youth he accompanied his father Babur through the Khyber Pass into the Punjab frontier several times, accumulating practical combat experience in the army and displaying talent for horsemanship, archery, and command, laying the foundation for his later independent holding of Kabul and Punjab.
  3. 1519–1520Sialkot · PunjabIn Babur's fourth southern campaign of 1519 he took part in the capture of Sialkot and other battles, first showing his military promise; by 1520 he was about ten years old and had become one of the most prominent young imperial commanders under his father.

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