claim: Babur was from Northern Asia.
evidence: Babur -LRB- -LSB- بابر , lit = Tiger , translit = Babur -RSB- 14 February 148326 December 1530 -RRB- , born Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad -LRB- -LSB- ظهیرالدین محمد , translit = Zahir ad-Din Muhammad -RSB- -RRB- , 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 .. Mughal dynasty. Mughal Empire. Indian subcontinent. Indian subcontinent. He was a direct descendant of Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur -LRB- Tamurlane -RRB- from the Barlas clan , through his father , and also a descendant of Genghis Khan through his mother .. Timur. Timur. Barlas. Barlas. Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan. He was also influenced by the Persian culture and this affected both his own actions and those of his successors , giving rise to a significant expansion of the Persianate ethos in the Indian subcontinent .. Indian subcontinent. Indian subcontinent. Persian culture. Persian culture. Persianate. Persianate society. Babur was the eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza .. Umar Sheikh Mirza. Umar Sheikh Mirza. He ascended the throne of Fergana in 1495 at the age of twelve and faced rebellion from his own relatives .. Fergana. Fergana. He conquered Samarkand two years later , only to lose the city of Fergana soon after .. Fergana. Fergana. Samarkand. Samarkand. In his attempt to reconquer Fergana , he lost control of Samarkand .. Fergana. Fergana. Samarkand. Samarkand. In 1501 , his attempt to recapture both cities went in vain as he was defeated by Muhammad Shaybani Khan .. Muhammad Shaybani Khan. Muhammad Shaybani Khan. In 1504 , he conquered Kabul , which was under the rule of the infant heir of Ulugh Begh .. Kabul. Kabul. Ulugh Begh. Ulugh Begh. Babur formed a partnership with Safavid ruler Ismail I and reconquered parts of central Asia , including Samarkand , only to again lose it and the other newly conquered lands to the Uzbeks .. Samarkand. Samarkand. Safavid. Safavid dynasty. Ismail I. Ismail I. After losing Samarkand for the third time , Babur turned his attention to creating his empire in north India .. India. India. Samarkand. Samarkand. north India. north India. At that time , the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the northern Indian Subcontinent was ruled by Ibrahim Lodi of the Afghan Lodi dynasty , whereas Rajputana was ruled by a Hindu Rajput Confederacy , led by Rana Sanga of Mewar .. Indo-Gangetic Plain. Indo-Gangetic Plain. Ibrahim Lodi. Ibrahim Lodi. Lodi dynasty. Lodi dynasty. Rajputana. Rajputana. Rajput Confederacy. Rajput. Rana Sanga. Rana Sanga. Mewar. Mewar. In 1524 , Daulat Khan Lodi , a rebel of the Lodhi dynasty , invited Babur to overthrow Ibrahim and become ruler .. Daulat Khan Lodi. Daulat Khan Lodi. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 and founded the Mughal empire .. Ibrahim Lodi. Ibrahim Lodi. First Battle of Panipat. First Battle of Panipat. However , he again faced opposition , this time from Rana Sanga of Mewar who considered Babur a foreigner .. Rana Sanga. Rana Sanga. Mewar. Mewar. The Rana was defeated at the Battle of Khanwa .. Battle of Khanwa. Battle of Khanwa. Babur married several times .. Notable among his sons are Humayun , Kamran Mirza and Hindal Mirza .. Humayun. Humayun. Kamran Mirza. Kamran Mirza. Hindal Mirza. Hindal Mirza. Babur died in 1530 and was succeeded by Humayun .. Humayun. Humayun. According to Babur 's wishes , he was buried in Bagh-e-Babur in Kabul , Afghanistan .. Kabul. Kabul. Afghanistan. Afghanistan. Bagh-e-Babur. Gardens of Babur. Being a patrilineal descendant of Timur , Babur considered himself a Timurid and Turk , though Uzbek sources claim him as an ethnic Uzbek .. Timurid. Timurid dynasty. Timur. Timur. He is considered a national hero in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan .. Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan. Many of his poems also have become popular folk songs .. He wrote his autobiography , Baburnama , in Chaghatai Turkic and this was translated into Persian during Akbar 's reign .. Baburnama. Baburnama. Chaghatai Turkic. Chaghatai language. Akbar. Akbar