GIFTS BY BABUR

The coming of Babur changed the history of India. A new way of life started in India.

He gave many gifts to India and brought a lot of beauty with him. He was the first to make gardens in India with waterfalls and canals. This made the grand palaces even more aesthetically appealing.

The Mughals had a grand way of living which can even be seen in their monuments and buildings.

Their affluence was evident everywhere. The royal women and men would wear very rich clothes along with a lot of jewellery. The palaces were richly decorated with the best of silks and velvets. The kings ate in silver and gold utensils.

Babur died after four years. So he could not make the roots of the Mughal Empire very firm.

That is why the Afghan leader, Sher Shah Suri, was able to defeat Babur's son, Humayan.

Humayun lost his Indian territories to Sher Shan Suri as he could not make his empire strong in the beginning.

It was left to Akbar to make India a stronghold of the Mughals.

SACRIFICE

In 1530A.D. Babur's son Hunayun fell sick. When all the doctor's gave up, it seemed that Homerun would die. But Babur did not give up. He wanted his son to live a long life. 

Babur called many more doctors and did everythimg he could to get back his son from the jaws of death.

When babur saw that Humayun was not recovering, he started praying for his health. He asked God to take his life but spare the life of his son.

It seems that God heard his prayers because Babur got the disease that Humayun had.

Babur's daughter, Gulbadan, wrote in her book 'Humyunamah', "On that Tuesday, Babar walked around Humayun in prayer. He raised his head to the saitly 'Karim IIIah'. From Wednesday he prayed, 'Oh God, if a life may be taken for a life, I, Babur, give my life and my being for the son Hunayun.' As he walked around the bed, life drained from him into his son Humayun."

In 1530A.D. Babur died at the age of 48 years in Agra. Humayun recovered and was made the emperor.

Babur wanted his grave to be in the open. So his tomb was constructed in a garden of Kabul that he had always admired.