Babur was the last Mughal emperor.
Babur ( [ بابر , lit = Tiger , translit = Bābur ] 14 February 148326 December 1530 ) , born Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muḥammad ( [ ظهیرالدین محمد , translit = Ẓahīr ad-Dīn Muḥammad ] ) , was a conqueror from Central Asia who , following a series of setbacks , finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor . Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 and founded the Mughal empire .