Question

________ was the eldest son of Babur.
A. Kamran
B. Aksari
C. Humayun
D. Hindal

Answer 1

Hint: Babur was the founder and the first emperor of the Mughal empire in the Indian subcontinent. His descendents were Timur and Genghis Khan. After losing Samarkand, he turned towards India which was then being led by Ibrahim Lodi of the Lodi dynasty.

Complete Step by Step answer: The name Babur means ‘tiger’. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 and established the Mughal empire. Babur married multiple times. His eldest son was Humayun who he had with his third wife Maham Begum.
After Babur, his son Humayun became the second emperor of the Mughal empire. He ruled from 1530-1540 and again from 1555-1556. Humayun was not an experienced ruler. His bitter enemy was his half brother Kamran Mirza who inherited Kabul and Kandahar which was the northernmost part of Babur’s empire. Humayun was able to expand the Empire.Babur continued the practice of dividing his empire among two of his sons which was practiced in the time of Genghis Khan. Humayun had participated in the battles of Panipat and Khanua with his father.
Looking at the options given:
Option A: Kamran was the second son of babur and hence this is the incorrect answer.
Option B: Aksari was the third son of babur and hence it is incorrect.
Option C: Humayun was the first son of Babur and therefore he was the eldest. Hence this is the correct answer.
Option D: Hindal was the youngest son of Babur and therefore it is incorrect.
Hence, Option ‘C’ the correct answer.

 Note: Humayun fought the battle of Malwa with Bahadur Shah. He defeated Shah and took control over the forts of Gujarat and Malwa. Humayun defeated Sher Shah Suri and seized Chunar. In the battle of Chausa, Humayun lost to Sher Shah Suri and narrowly escaped with his life. Babur married many times, while answering this question do not get confused chronologically.