Books by Stephen F. (Ohio State University) Dale

This book is a concise biography of Babur, who founded the Timurid-Mughal Empire of South Asia. It is based primarily on his autobiography and existential verse. It offers a revealing portrait of Babur's Perso-Islamic culture, Timurid imperial ambition and turbulent emotional life.

This book is a concise biography of Babur, who founded the Timurid-Mughal Empire of South Asia. It is based primarily on his autobiography and existential verse. It offers a revealing portrait of Babur's Perso-Islamic culture, Timurid imperial ambition and turbulent emotional life.

Between 1453 and 1526 Muslims founded three major states in the Mediterranean, Iran and South Asia: respectively the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. This book is the first comparative study of the politics, religion, and culture of these three empires between 1300 and 1923.