Shah Ismail of Iran himself was defeated in a famous battle by the Once againīabur was ousted from Samarqand by the Uzbeks, and had to return southwards back to Kabul again.

Meanwhile, the Uzbeks recovered rapidly from their defeat of 1510. This was a MAJOR issue for Mughal rulers because the Safavids of Iran, in return of the help given to Mughals, treated them as NOT independents but as vassals. Babur was duly installed at Samarqand, butĬhafed under the control of the Iranian generals who wanted to treatīabur as the governor of an Iranian province rather than as an With Uzbek danger of East, now put to rest for sometime, Babur now made another attempt to recover Samarqand, this time he took the Shah Ismail, the Shah of Iran, defeated and killed Shaibani Khan Uzbek. Safavids since the latter also laid claim to Herat and the surrounding Since, the Timurid territory between the Uzbeks and Safavids was captured by Uzbeks, this now led to a direct conflict between the Uzbeks and the Ultimately, Herat, too, was overrun by the Uzbek ruler Shaibani

Help of his uncle, the ruler of Herat, in the enterprise but to noĪvail. The reconquest of his homeland from the Uzbeks. For the next 14 years, Babur kept biding his time for To move southwards towards Kabul which he conquered in 1504. Soon, Shaibani Khan UzbekĪlso overran the rest of the Timurid kingdoms in the area. Who considered Uzbeks to be "uncultured barbarians". Had also converted to Islam, but were looked down upon by the Timurids North, a Mongol tribe, the Uzbeks thrust into Central Asia. This mutual disunity of Timurid princes provided an opportunity to 2 new The various Timurid principalities which arose were alwaysįighting and wrangling among themselves. The 15th century largely due to the Timurid tradition of partitioning Soon the power of Timurids declined rapidly during the second half of Had, Iran(later ruled by Safavids) to it's South, Uzbekistan( later ruled by Uzbeks) to it's East, Turkey( later ruled by Ottomans) to it's West.So, you see, initially all this region was under the control of Mongols, and later came under control of these dynasties. *Volga - It is a river which drains into Caspian Sea. The ruler of Samarqand had great prestige in the Letters, and in his time, Samarqand and Herat became the culturalĬentres of West Asia. Timurĭied in 1404, but his grandson, Shahrukh Mirza (died 1448), was able to Region, Afghanistan and a part of present day Pakistani Punjab. The river Indus** and included modern day Turkey, Iran, Central Asian Timur's empire extended from the lower Volga* to United Iran and Turan(a part of Central Asia under 'Tur' tribe) under The disintegration of the Mongol empire in the 14th century, Timur Note that the namesĪre succeeded by the word - "Khan". In Central and West Asia during the 15th century. The empire flourished but IMPORTANT changes took place Mongol rulers had established a great empire in 13thĬentury under the well known - Changez Khan. Know the Mughals of India were descendants of Timur. Is a at least 2 part post.This is part-1 of the same series.This post tells about theīackground of rivalry between the Mughals-Uzbeks-Safavids-Ottomans. Before, i write about Akbar'sĮra, i need to tell you about his ancestors' relations with Iran. Grasp on the geography i am talking about. Historical details can ONLY be understood when you have a complete Please keep a world map open in another tab, because the beauty of these This post is going to be hardcore history and This situation which Akbar faced with the Iranian ruler goes back to Now, in this backdrop, i am giving brief details about what this track SHOULD ultimately lead to.