Author: Doniyorov, A.X.

Annotation: The article analyzes the value of the *Babur-nama*—authored by Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur (1483–1530)—as a historical source and examines its significance for the study of the history of Central Asia and India. It discusses the work’s textual history and major translations, as well as its treatment in Western and Eastern historiography. The *Babur-nama* is characterized as a crucial source for understanding the socio-political, cultural, and ethnographic processes in Central Asia, Afghanistan, and India during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Keywords: Babur, “Babur-name”, source study, historiography, Timurids, Baburids, Central Asia, India, Chagatai language, Mughal Empire.

Pages in journal: 16 - 22