> Babur first heard the story of Timur's conquest of Delhi from an old lady and himself became interested in its conquest.
> After being defeated in the Battle of Gazdawan, Babur realised that it was impossible for him to conquer Samarkhand.
> After the First Battle of Panipat, Babur's son Humayun took the Kohinoor Diamond from Vikramjit, the ruler of Gwalior.
Babur later recorded that his opponent Ibrahim Lodi was an inexperienced young man, who fought recklessly at Panipat with no strategy or farsightedness.
To gain complete control over North India, Babur had to wage two more wars against the Rajputs of Mewar and the Afghans of Eastern India, since his victory at Panipat was not sufficient.
>> The treasury of the Delhi Sultanate were located at Delhi and Agra. After his victory at Panipat, Babur wanted to take control over the huge wealth in the treasury. He sent his son, Humayun to Agra, with this aim in mind while he himself proceeded to Delhi. Babur was well-versed in Turkish, Persian and Arabic. He composed an anthology of poems called Diwan in Turkish language. He wrote another epic Mubayin containing nearly 2000 verses for his son, Kamran. He wrote a book Rizala-i-Uruz on the art of jewellery. He also introduced a new Turkish alphabet called Khat-i-Baburi.
>> Babur also composed songs in Turkish and Arabic languages. He built mausoleums at Agra, Dholpur, Gwalior and other places. He loved gardening and is, therefore called 'Prince of Gardens? He built gardens called Mughal Baghs like Nishat Bagh in Kashmir, Shalimar Bagh at Lahore and Pinjore Bagh in Punjab.