Except in the corridors of power in New Delhi—where his name is anathema to the Hindu nationalist government—it’s hard to find anything but esteem for Zahirud-din Muhammad Babur, a man remembered in ...

Memoirs of Babur by Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur gives readers a front-row seat to the life of the founder of the Mughal Empire. From Central Asia to northern India, Babur shares his battles, travels, ...

Manimugdha S Sharma is a Delhi-based editor with The Times of India. He is an ardent history buff with a fascination for military history. He loves infantry and artillery weapons, horses and swords, ...

Extending the narrative of the Baburnama, the memoirs of the founder of the Mughal empire, from the previous column: Babur descends into the Indian plain at the head of 12,000 horsemen. Two decades ...

After decades in the courts, a conclusive verdict is finally expected in the dispute over a site in Ayodhya considered by the faithful to be the birthplace of Ram. For over 450 years, a mosque stood ...

On Saturday, Pakistan carried out what it said was a successful flight test of a range-enhanced, ground-launched Babur subsonic cruise missile. According to a statement released by Pakistan’s ...

NCERT describes Babur as 'brutal' If history had a Twitter bio, Babur’s might read: Brutal conqueror. Poet. Exile. Book hoarder. Empire starter. Occasional librarian. In a move that has sparked more ...