The Rashīdī History 110.3

110.3

On the occasion of the birth of Babar Padishah, a messenger was sent to bear the good tidings to Yunus Khan, who came from Moghulistan and spent some time with [Omar Shaikh]. When the child's head was shaved, everyone gave feasts and entertainments. Never were two kings known to be on such terms of intimacy as were Yunus Khan and Omar Shaikh Mirza. In short, the Padishah was born on the 6th of Moharram of the year 888. Maulana Munir Marghinani, one of the Ulamas of Ulugh Beg Mirza, discovered the date in the [numerical value of the letters] of Shash Moharram. They begged his Holiness to choose a name for the child, and he blessed him with the name of Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad. At that time the Chaghatai were very rude and uncultured [buzurg] and not refined [bazari] as they are now; thus they found Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad difficult to pronounce, and for this reason gave him the name of Babar. In the public prayers [khutba] and in royal mandates he is always styled 'Zahir-ud-Din Babar Muhammad,' but he is best known by the name of Babar Padishah. His genealogy [is as follows]. Omar Shaikh Kurkan, son of Sultan Abu Said Kurkan, son of Sultan Muhammad Mirza, son of Miran Shah Mirza, son of Amir Timur Kurkan. And on the mother's side: Kutluk Nigar Khanim, daughter of Yunus Khan, son of Vais Khan, son of Shir Ali Khan, son of Muhammad Khan, son of Khizir Khwaja Khan, son of Tughluk Timur Khan.