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Babur was a highly educated Central Asian Muslim and his observations and comments in his memoirs reflect an interest in nature, society, politics and economics. His vivid account of events covers not just his life, but the History and Geography of the areas he lived in, and their Flora and Fauna , as well as the people with whom he came into contact. The Baburnama begins with these plain words: ''In the province of Fergana , in the year 1494 , when I was twelve year old, I became king.'' After some background, Babur describes his flucuating fortunes as a minor ruler in Central Asia - in which he took and lost Samarkand twice - and his move to Kabul in 1504. There is a break in the manuscript between 1508 and 1519 by the latter date Babur is established in Kabul , Afghanistan , and is campaigning in what is now Pakistan . The final section of the Baburnama covers the years 1525 to 1529 and the establishment of the Mughal Empire in South Asia , which Babur's descendants would rule for three centuries. The Baburnama is widely translated and is part of text books in no less than 25 countries mostly in Central, Western and Southern Asia. FURTHER READING
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