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The first Mughal emperor, Babur came to India from:

  1. A
    Syria
  2. B
    Greece
  3. C
    Ferghana
  4. D
    Persia

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Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana (located in modern-day Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan) in 1494 at the young age of twelve. He was driven out of his ancestral domain by Uzbek tribal rivals, which eventually led him to march towards Kabul and later invade India, defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

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The first Mughal emperor, Babur came to India from:
A
Syria
B
Greece
C
Ferghana
D
Persia

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