The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c24.73
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c24.73
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The enlightened monarch maintained a friendly correspondence with several contemporary rulers. Abu Sa‘īd Shāh, Bābur’s grandfather, who reigned in Khurāsān from 1458 to 1468, Buhlūl Lodī, who ascended the throne of Delhi in 1451, Jahān Shāh of Āzarbāijān and Gīlān, Sultān Mahmūd Begarha of Gujarāt, the Burjī Mamlūks of Egypt, the Sharīf of Mecca, the Muslim Jām Nizām-ud-dīn of Sind, and the Tonwār raja of Gwalior, between whom and the king of Kashmīr love of music formed a bond, were among those with whom he exchanged letters and complimentary gifts.