Father of babur

Born in Andijan in the Fergana Valley (now in Uzbekistan), Babur was the eldest son of Umar Shaikh Mirza II (–, governor of Fergana from to ) and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur (–). Babur ascended the throne of Fergana in its capital Akhsikath in at the age of twelve and faced rebellion. He conquered Samarkand two years later, only to lose Fergana soon after. In his attempt to reconquer Fer