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Babur Regains Kabul

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1513

In 1513, Timurid descendant Babur abandoned his plan to restore rule in Central Asia after losing Samarkand for the third time, returning from Kunduz…

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  1. 1512–1513Kunduz · AfghanistanIn October 1511, with the support of Safavid Shah Ismail I, Babur captured Samarkand for the third time, but in December 1512 was defeated at Ghazdawan by Ubaydullah Khan of the Shaybanid family, making restoration in Transoxiana hopeless. He retreated through Hisar to Kunduz and in 1513 resolved to return south to Kabul.
  2. 1513City of Kabul · AfghanistanDuring Babur's eastern campaigns, he entrusted Kabul to his brother Nasir Mirza as regent. Upon Babur's return, Nasir unusually raised no dispute, peacefully handing over the city and withdrawing to Ghazni, allowing Babur to regain control of Kabul without internal strife.
  3. 1513–1525Kabul · AfghanistanAfter regaining Kabul, Babur introduced iqta land grants in exchange for tribal military service, suppressed Pashtun tribal revolts, and introduced firearms to improve his army. Kabul's limited resources forced him to look toward the wealthy Indian subcontinent, launching repeated small-scale cross-border raids until establishing the Mughal Empire at Panipat in 1526.

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