The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)

Name: The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)
Author: Emperor of Hindustan Babur

by Emperor of Hindustan Babur

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The Bābur-nāma in English
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Appendices
List of Illustrations.
PREFACE.
Introductory.
Chapter I. BABUR’S EXEMPLARS IN THE ARTS OF PEACE.
Chapter II. PROBLEMS OF THE MUTILATED BABUR-NAMA.
Chapter III. THE TURKI MSS. AND WORK CONNECTING WITH THEM.
Chapter IV. THE LEYDEN AND ERSKINE MEMOIRS OF BABER.
Postscript of Thanks.
SECTION I. FARGHĀNA.
AH.—Oct. 12th 1493 to Oct. 2nd 1494 AD.
900 AH.-OCT. 2nd. 1494 to SEP. 21st. 1495 AD.232
901 AH.—SEP. 21st. 1495 to SEP. 9th. 1496 AD.282
902 AH.—SEP. 9th. 1496 to AUG. 30th. 1497 AD.309
903 AH.—AUG. 30th. 1497 to AUG. 19th. 1498 AD.335
904 AH.—AUG. 19th. 1498 to AUG. 8th. 1499 AD.432
905 AH. AUG. 8th. 1499 to JULY 28th. 1500 AD.470
906 AH.—JULY 28th. 1500 to JULY 17th. 1501 AD.527
907 AH.—JULY 17th. 1501 to JULY 7th. 1502 AD.567
908 AH.—JULY 7th. 1502 to JUNE 26th. 1503 AD.607
SECTION II. KĀBUL666
910 AH.-JUNE 14th 1504 to JUNE 4th 1505 AD.667
911 AH.—JUNE 4th 1505 to MAY 24th 1506 AD.940
912 AH.-MAY 24th 1506 to MAY 13th 1507 AD.1171
913 AH.-MAY 13th 1507 to MAY 2nd 1508 AD.1246
914 AH.—MAY 2nd 1508 to APRIL 21st 1509 AD.1322
USEFUL SOURCES
EVENTS OF THE UNCHRONICLED YEARS
EVENTS OF THE UNCHRONICLED YEARS
SECTION III. HINDŪSTĀN
932 AH.-OCT. 18th 1525 to OCT. 8th 1526 AD.1565
933 AH.-OCT. 8th 1526 to SEP. 27th 1527 AD.1961
934 AH.-SEP. 27th 1527 to SEP. 15th 1528 AD.2171
935 AH.-SEP. 15th 1528 to SEP. 5th 1529 AD.2242
936 AH.-SEP. 5th 1529 to AUGUST 25th 1530 AD.
APPENDICES.
A.—THE SITE AND DISAPPEARANCE OF OLD AKHSĪ.
B.—THE BIRDS, QĪL QŪYIRŪGH AND BĀGHRĪ QARĀ.
C.—ON THE GOSHA-GĪR.
D.—ON THE RESCUE PASSAGE.
[APPENDICES TO THE KĀBUL SECTION.]
E.—NAGARAHĀR, AND NĪNG-NAHĀR
F.—ON THE NAME DARA-I-NŪR
G.—ON THE NAMES OF TWO DARA-I-NŪR WINES.
H.—ON THE COUNTERMARK BIH BŪD ON COINS.
I.—ON THE WEEPING-WILLOWS OF f. 190b.
J.—ON BĀBUR’S EXCAVATED CHAMBER AT QANDAHĀR (f. 208b).
K.—AN AFGHĀN LEGEND.
L.—ON MĀHĪM’S ADOPTION OF HIND-ĀL.
[APPENDICES TO THE HINDŪSTĀN SECTION.]
M.—ON THE TERM BAḤRĪ QŪT̤ĀS.
N.—NOTES ON A FEW BIRDS.
O.—NOTES BY HUMĀYŪN ON SOME HINDŪSTĀN FRUITS.
P.—REMARKS ON BĀBUR’S REVENUE LIST (fol. 292).
Q.—CONCERNING THE “RĀMPŪR DĪWĀN”.
R.—CHANDĪRĪ AND GŪĀLĪĀR.
S.—CONCERNING THE BĀBUR-NĀMA DATING OF 935 AH.
T.—ON L:KNŪ (LAKHNAU) AND L:KNŪR (LAKHNŪR, NOW SHĀHĀBĀD IN RĀMPŪR).
U.—THE INSCRIPTIONS ON BĀBUR’S MOSQUE IN AJODHYA (OUDH).
V.—BĀBUR’S GARDENS IN AND NEAR KĀBUL.
FOOTNOTES
THE HISTORY OF BABUR OR BABUR-NAMA
OMISSIONS FROM TRANSLATION AND FOOTNOTES.
CORRIGENDA.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Index I. Personal
Index II. Geographical.
Index III. General
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