Babur the founder of the Mughul dynasty was of Turco-Mongol origin - he was descended from Timur-i-Lenk Tamerlane on his fathers side and Genghiz Khan on his mothers His first raid into India in was followed by several others and by the time of his death in Baburs troops had reached Bengal on the far side of the sub-continent With eight fine full page colour plates by Angus McBride and many other illustrations this text by David Nicolle examines the organisation tactics and uniforms of Mughul armies from Baburs time onwards
