In the Section from Babur (See Textbook: Sources from the Past

question 59

Essay

In the section from Babur (see Textbook: Sources from the Past: A Conqueror and His Conquests: Babur on India),what is Babur's opinion of India? How does this view relate to some of the problems that would haunt India later during the Mughal rule? Compare Babur's view of India to that of Akbar.

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