A History of Agriculture in India v2.c67.10

v2.c67.10

Babur undertook two campaigns to conquer Samarkand. In A.D. 1497 after a siege of seven months he captured Samarkand. During his stay in Samarkand the nobles in Farghānā taking advantage of his absence handed over a part of the state territory to his younger brother Jahangir. In February 1498 Babur left Samarkand to conquer Farghānā. He could not retrieve the lost territory and also lost Samarkand. He was forced to spend the winter in the fort of Khujand, and supported himself as well as his soldiers by raiding the neighbouring villages. This was a period of great misery for him, but he kept up his courage.