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Babur Captures Samarkand
In 1497, Fergana ruler and Timurid descendant Babur exploited turmoil in Transoxiana, marching from Andijan to capture Samarkand, the former Timurid …
Timeline
- 1497Andijan · FerganaBased in Andijan in Fergana, Babur took advantage of infighting among the Timurid princes of Transoxiana and Samarkand's weak defenses to lead his forces westward.
- 1497Samarkand · SamarkandBabur's forces entered Samarkand, displacing the local Timurid faction and briefly controlling Central Asia's richest city, but soon faced family rivalries and the Uzbek threat.
Sources
- Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) — Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur
- The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor — Wheeler M. Thackston (trans.) (2002)