Question

Babur was originally the King of _____________ in Afghanistan.
A) Ghazni
B) Ghori
C) Ferghana
D) Multan

Answer 1

Hint: The Mughals expanded their kingdom from Agra and Delhi from the latter half of the sixteenth century until in the seventeenth century they controlled nearly the entire subcontinent. They left a political legacy that the subsequent rulers of the subcontinent could not ignore by imposing ideas of governance and structures of administration that were so monumental that they outlasted their rule.

Complete Answer:
The Mughals were descendants of Genghis Khan from their mother’s side, who was the Mongol ruler who ruled over parts of China and Central Asia. They were the successors of Timur from their father’s side, who was the ruler of Iran, Iraq, and modern-day Turkey. The Mughals didn’t prefer being called Mongol or Mughal because of the memory of their ancestor Genghis Khan, which was associated with the massacre of innumerable people, and also with the Uzbeks, their Mongol competitors. On the other hand, Timur had captured Delhi in 1398 which made the Mughals feel honoured for their Timurid ancestry. Each ruler got a picture made of Timur and himself and this is how they celebrated their genealogy pictorially.

In 1494, Babur, the first Mughal emperor, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana when he was only 12 years of age. Due to the invasion of another Mongol group, the Uzbeks, He was forced to leave his ancestral throne. In 1504, after years of wandering, he seized Kabul. He defeated the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, at Panipat and captured Delhi and Agra in 1526.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note: In 1527, Babur defeated Rana Sanga, who was a Rajput ruler, and his allies at Khanua. And he also defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi in 1528. Before his death, he established control over Agra and Delhi.