An overview of Babur's personality
He was a good friend, a loving husband and a loving father and was a great man.
He was an excellent example of masculine intellect and good manners.As well as being a scholar of Persian and Arabic, he was also proficient in his mother tongue, Chughtai Turkish, and could write in this language in a fascinating and effective way, He was second to none as a prose writer. As well as being a scholar of Persian and Arabic, he was also proficient in his mother tongue, Chughtai Turkish, and could write in this language in a fascinating and effective way, he was second to none as a prose writer.
His autobiography "Babar Namah" which he wrote in his mother tongue "Chughtai-Turkish" was later translated into Persian as "Tazak-e-Babri" and later translated into many other languages. It is considered to be the best example of a literary masterpiece in the world.
Babar had extraordinary insight, tremendous powers of observation and a high sense of realism. In his autobiography "Babar Namah" he described the characteristics of human beings and things, the characteristics of each country and its inhabitants, the details of flora and fauna, the social and general conditions of each sect, and even everything that his curious brain and broad mind felt, he described them in such an interesting way that even today the reader considers himself a part of this environment while reading it.
As a Persian and Turkish poet, his status is much higher than that of ordinary poets.
In Turkish or Chughtai language, "Babur" is considered to be the best poet after "Amir Ali Sher Beg Chughtai Nawai".
He wrote a Masnavi for his son "Kamran" in Turkish language called "Mubeen". It contains 2,000 poems in which religious, legal and moral subjects are described.
A field from the same Masnavi!
هرکیم که وفا قیلسه ، وفا تاپقوسیدور
هرکیم که جفا قیلسه ،جفا تاپقوسیدور
یخشی کیشی کؤرمگی یامانلیغ هرگز
هرکیم که یامان بؤلسه ، جزا تاپقوسیدور
The translation is something like this.
He who is "faithful" will receive "faithfulness."
He who persecutes will be persecuted
A good person will never see evil
Whoever does evil will come to an end.
His famous ghazal (kind of poem), which he wrote in memory of his homeland Andijan after the conquest of India, shows that Babar's heart was not in India, and he left world along with the pain of distance from his homeland.
In addition, Babar translated Hazrat Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar's treatise "Waldiya" into Turkish poetry. He also wrote a book on prosody and called it "Risala Arooz".
He invented a new Calligraphic Style called the Babri khat, so it would not be out of place to say that he performed similar works in the field of literature as on the battlefield.
His status as a political and military leader is very high. he had familial (Turkish and Mongol) bravery and endurance, courage and ability to move forward.
He was never discouraged by defeat and was never be discouraged by a life of hard work and he was never be discouraged by the high military might of his opponents. He loved action, he used his influence in severe crises and on the battlefield, and his movements were so flexible that they could be adjusted according to the ups and downs of the battle.
He was undoubtedly superior to all his opponents in military tactics and suggestions, whether they were from Afghanistan or India, and he was the best of the Indian military chiefs of his time.
As well as being a great military general and writer, Babur was also interested in other things. He was also interested in planting gardens and learning new things about plants. The love he had for flowers and gardens was his personal and national characteristic. He is called the Prince of Gardens.
Not only did he take an interest in mapping gardens and caring for them, but he also worked with his own hands with shovel and carefully studied the day-to-day and crop-to-crop change and development of plants. his experiments helped a lot in improving the genus of melon and grape in India.
The following are the names of some of the gardens Babur planted:
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| Inside the Gardens of Babur in Kabul, Afghanistan |
.Bagh Noorzi Kabul
Boostan Sarai Kabul
Char Bagh, Kabul
Bagh Behesht Kabul
Purple Garden Kabul
Bagh Noor Kabul
Bagh Khalut Kabul
Bagh Surat Khana Kabul
Bagh City Ara Kabul
Jalwa Khana Kabul
Orta Bagh Kabul
Bagh Mehtab Kabul
Aram Bagh Agra
Babur was also so interested in architecture that he wanted to build a cool residential building on the Rajputana border and build Takht Babri in Kabul, a dam in Kabul and its canals and an arch fort in Bala Hissar, and other Buildings were also constructed in Agra, Sukri, Bayana, Dholpur, Gwalior, Kol and in other cities.
Babur was also fond of music. He himself knew good singing but was fond of composing most of the music. He admitted that sometimes the desire to write a song in his heart becomes very strong.
He inherited a passion for science and literature, music, flowers, canals and buildings.
Babur was a great military and literary figure.
Babur survived only three years and eight months after the Battle of Panipat. In this short period, he faced the combined opposition of Rajputs (Hindu) and Afghans.
The people were afraid of any drastic political change in the country. The need of the hour was to create peace and trust in the hearts of the people and to maintain law and order. It was be a great mistake to make any reforms in the administration, finance and agricultural affairs of the country without a thorough study of the ancient laws, customs and schools of thought of the country.
Unlike Sher Shah and Akbar, Babur was a complete stranger to the country, so it was best for him to respect the country's customs, laws and ancient traditions that existed at the time of his invasion, and Be safe from any kind of crisis.
He had in mind the experience of reforming Afghanistan and then taking them back. The aim of his politics was to maintain law and order in the country and to build trust in the hearts of the people and to understand the complexities of the socio-economic structure of the country and find more time to study these issues.
His decision to send responsible ministers to soothe the hearts of the people and to manage the country in accordance with local traditions and customs with the help of native officers and workers was very wise.
Babur's government protected the road between Agra and Kabul in every possible way, and built "inns" in every fifteen miles.
Babur also ordered that the distances between different places be measured and the postal system be re-launched.
In order to assess Babur's managerial ability, if we pay attention to what he could not do, the way of thinking would be wrong and in order to make the right decision we must look at what he did or what he wanted to do.
The first was to regain the lost prestige of his government, which had at least been lost since the death of Feroz Tughlaq.
People were more afraid of Ghias-ud-Din Balban, Aladdin and Muhammad ibn Tughlaq and less loved them. The people were loved to Feroz Tughlaq and they respected him, but it did not include the element of fear. But as far as Babur is concerned, people were afraid of him and respected him,As a leader he had the trust and confidence of the people and as a ruler he was beloved by the people. He understood very well how to deal with ministers individually and collectively.
Babur possessed the qualities of patience, human compassion and forgiveness, as well as toughness and action. No one could dare to disobey his orders without risking death.
On the battlefield, he sometimes behaved so harshly that people were stunned, and this trait he inherited from his Mongol ancestors.
After the reconciliation, he would become a merciful, just, compassionate, and protector for his subjects, and would carry out his duty regardless of race or religion. Babur had great respect for his religion, Muslim scholars, sheikhs and jurists.
Religious or sectarian strife was rarely seen in his court. He himself was a Sunni Muslim, but he distanced himself from the Shia-Sunni prejudice that distorted the history of Iran at that time.
There is no doubt that he described the Hindus as infidels and unreliable, but nevertheless his attitude was noble, polite and friendly towards their chiefs and the people.
He raised the banner of jihad at least twice for the above reason, but his attitude was in accordance with the general rules and regulations of the battlefield.
There is no doubt that he described the Hindus as infidels and unreliable, but nevertheless his attitude was noble, polite and friendly towards their chiefs and the people.
He raised the banner of jihad at least twice for the above reasons, but his attitude was in accordance with the general rules and regulations of the battlefield.
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