Expression of Zahiriddin Babur’s Spirit in The Literary Work by Alex Rutherford

Аннотация

This article examines the first book of the epic novel "Empire of the Moghul" by English writer Alex Rutherford, "Raiders from the North," dedicated to the life of our great ancestor, Zahiriddin Babur. At the same time, the depiction of Babur's mental state during his childhood, adolescence, reign, and military rule is analyzed. Keywords: Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, Amir Temur, Humayun Mirza, Shaybaniykhan, Khanzadabegim, Samarkand, India. prince and Mughal Emperor”). Introduction: It is no secret to all of us that the life path of our ancestors, such as Amir Temur, who left an English-speaking indian writers: Muni La’l (“Babur: life indelible mark on world history and laid the foundation and times”); Javoharlaʼl Nehru (“The Discovery of for a strong state, Al-Beruni, Al-Khwarizmi, Ibn Sina, India”); Sardor Mohammad Jaffar (“The Mughal Empire who contributed to the development of science, and from Babur to Aurangzeb”). Alisher Navoi, who was unparalleled in literary studies, It is gratifying that the legacy left by Babur, the study of has been studied by many historians and writers of the the history of the great state he created, continues to world. Among them, the exemplary life of Zahiriddin this day. In particular, the work that we have chosen as Muhammad Babur, who was able to create a great the object of our work was written and presented to empire not only in Afghanistan but also in India, has not readers at the beginning of the 21st century. This great gone unnoticed by many researchers. Of course, it is epic novel, created in English literature, expressing not without reason that Babur, who studied military interest in the life path of Babur, is called “Empire of tactics from childhood, acquired religious and secular the Moghul”. The work consists of 6 books. The first knowledge, and was educated for the future king, with part of this novel was published in 2009, and the first his exemplary character traits, was able to achieve book is called “Raiders from the North” and it successes in his short life that some would not be able impressively and vividly describes the life path of to achieve in a hundred years. Babur, the events of the foundation of a new empire in METHODS India. Other books of the epic novel are devoted to the period from the history of the subsequent rulers of Many literary works, short stories and novels have Babur’s empire, Babur’s descendants, to the collapse of been written about Zahiriddin Babur by Uzbek, English the empire and the occupation of India by Great Britain. and English-speaking Indian writers. In particular, They are called: “Brothers at war” (2010); “Rulers of the Uzbek writers: Pirimkul Kadirov (“Starry nights”); world” (2011); “Tainted throne” (2012); “The Serpent’s Khairiddin Sultonov (“Baburiynama”); Kamchibek Kenja tooth” (2013); “Traitors in the Shadows” (2015). The (“Hind sorig’a”). novel “Raiders from the North” was written by Diana English writers: Flora Annie Steel (“King errant”), Preston and her husband Michael Preston, who both Stephan Meredith Edwardes (“Babur: diarist and used the common pseudonym Alex Rutherford. We will despot”), Stephan Frederic Dale (“The Garden of the study this work in depth and try to reveal how the Eight Paradises” (“Babur and the Culture of Empire in writers presented the mental state of Babur in his Central Asia, Afghanistan and Indian”), “Babur: Timurid youth, adolescence, reign and military rule. International Journal Of Literature And Languages 193 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ijll International Journal Of Literature And Languages (ISSN: 2771-2834) DISCUSSION know the penalty. I wish it to be carried out immediately in the presence of the other members of We know from history that Babur Mirza belonged to their tribe”. Babur felt his gorge rise and breathed the fifth generation of the great commander and ruler deeply to steady himself. This was the law. He had only Amir Temur. For this reason, his father Umarshaikh done what any leader must to maintain discipline and Mirza paid special attention to Babur's upbringing from respect”. [Raiders from the North, 66-67] Many childhood and taught him to be worthy of his great officials, arguing that Babur was still too young, did not ancestor Amir Temur. The following excerpt from the consider it necessary to entrust him with state affairs. work emphasizes this very fact: “Babur’s mind returned However, with his mobility and ingenuity, Babur Mirza to Timur and his marauding soldiers. What would it be was able to show his place in state administration. It like to feel that the whole world was yours? To take a was not in the nature of the young ruler to oppress and city and have its king writhe in the dust at your feet? humiliate his people. At the same time, he did not allow How different it would be from ruling just this little his subordinate soldiers to rob or commit injustices, kingdom of Ferghana. The petty politics of his father’s even against ordinary citizens in t