PERSON

Emperor Humāyūn: Naṣīr al-Dīn Humāyūn ibn Ẓahīr al-Dīn Bābur

Name (arabic)

نصير الدين همايون بن ظهير الدين بابر

Name (translit)

Naṣīr al-Dīn Humāyūn ibn Ẓahīr al-Dīn Bābur

Alias

Humāyūn
Naṣīr al-Dīin Muḥammad
Emperor Humāyūn

Born

1508 CE/ 0913 AH

Flourished

152x CE/ 093x AH
1554 CE/ 0962 AH

Died

1556 CE/ 0963 AH

Dedicatee of

Notes

Emperor Humāyūn (r. 1530-40; 1555-56). Son of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad, commonly known by Humāyūn, became the second Mughal emperor, ruling over territory in what is now current Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, Pakistan).

Number in MAMS

971

Biography URL

ismi_id

21354

References

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Vol. 2, p. 553.

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Vol. 1, pp. 536-540.