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Friday, August 10, 2018

Humayun

Humayun (1530 – 40 and 1555 – 56)
Meaning of his name. Humayun means Lucky. Lucky person.
Humayun - 2nd Mughal Emperor.
 He was born to Mahim Begam and Babur.
 Defeated the Afghan forces at Daurah in 1532.
 He was attacked by Sher Shah at Chausa (Battle of Chausa) in 1539, but escaped. Here Humayun was saved by Nizam, a water carrier (saqqa).  But in the Battle of Kannauj (also called Battle of
Bilgram) in 1540, he was defeated by Sher Shah and had to flee.
 Humayun Passed nearly 15 years (1540 – 1555) in exile.
Humayun had the chance to return in 1555. Sher Shah, the victor of Kannauj, died in 1545. He was succeeded by his son Islam Shah, who ruled up to 1553. He was succeeded by Muhammad Adil Shah.
 Bairam Khan, his most faithful officer, helped him in this.
 Humayun died in 1556, due to a fall from his library building stairs (Sher Mandal, Delhi) seven months after he
captured Delhi. It is said about him that “Humayun tumbled through life and he tumbled out of it”.
 Gulbadan Begum, his half – sister, wrote 'Humayun– nama'.

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