Babur was born in 1483.
 Babur was able to secure his throne mainly because of help from his maternal grandmother, Aisan Daulat Begum, although there was also some luck involved
 Born in Andijan in the Fergana Valley (in present-day Uzbekistan), Babur was the eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza (14561494, governor of Fergana from 1469 to 1494) and a great-great-great grandson of Timur (13361405)

