Babur and Shaybani Khan: the struggle for Transoxiana
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write Babur Mirza’s life in 1494–1504 with dates.
1494 Andijan; 1497 Samarkand; 1500 Samarkand (2nd time); 1501 truce; 1504 Kabul.
2
Write three reasons for Shaybani Khan’s success.
Tribal leaders and clergy supported him; people were tired of wars; he knew the situation in Transoxiana; the tulghama tactic.
3
Mark the cities taken by Shaybani Khan on a map in order of date.
Samarkand, Tashkent, Fergana, Khwarazm, Balkh, Herat.
4
Write three results of Uzbek tribes moving in from the Dasht-i Qipchaq.
The population grew; newcomers grew close to the locals; gradually they merged with them.
5
Find out about a monument or work connected with Babur.
Answer: for example the work “Baburnama” or Bagh-i Babur in Kabul.