1530

Death of Babur at Agra

December 26, 1530

The founder of the Mughal Empire, poet and memoirist as well as warlord, died at Agra at forty-seven. Legend said he had offered his own life to God in exchange for his dying son Humayun's recovery. He was buried, by his own wish, in the gardens of Kabul he had loved.

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Before and after in South Asia

Before: 1528: Babur Conquers Bengal
After: May 17, 1540: Sher Shah Suri Drives Out Humayun

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1529: Peace of Cambrai
After: January 25, 1533: Henry VIII Marries Anne Boleyn

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Babur