Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Pakistan and Uzbekistan will develop a film on the first Mughal emperor, Zaheer ud din Babar, so that the young people of both the countries know of the connection between each other.
“[It] is extremely exciting that we have decided now to make a film on the first of the great Mughals, Zaheer ud din Babar,” said the Pakistani PM Imran Khan in a joint press conference with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The Pakistani prime minister said that Babar’s dynasty ruled India for 300 years when India was considered as “one of the richest” places in the world.
“I think the young people in Uzbekistan and Pakistan must know this connection that stayed for hundreds of years between this part of the world and our part of the world,” said PM Imran Khan.
He added that he felt that the film would and other similar films on Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal and Imam Bukhari would connect the people of the two regions together.
Who was Zaheer ud din Barbar
Zaheer ud Dīn Babar is regarded as the founder of the Mughal Empire. He was the first Mughal ruler of the Indian Sub-Continent and did something that neither the Americans nor the Russians were unable to do, he conquered Afghanistan.
He ruled the Indian subcontinent when he took his army, from modern-day Uzbekistan, through Kabul, Lahore and Dehli. Like a spear through the powerhouse cities of the world. It is no surprise that he ruled a vast kingdom, considering he was thrust into power at the tender age of 9.
Guided by his grandmother, he gradually, swept away threats from his immediate family and his extended family, by his uncles.
If you consider his bloodline, you can appreciate his genealogy as he was a descendant of both Turkish Timur and Mongol Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively, some would say ruling and conquering in his blood.
Uzbekistan capital Baku and Pakistan relationship
“We hope that this will be the beginning of a strong cultural exchange between the two countries. As our countries get closer, I will introduce cricket to the people of Uzbekistan,” said the prime minister.
A bond made in the Uzbekistan capital
Meeting in the Uzbekistan capital Tashkent, President Mirziyoyev agreed with PM Imran Khan about the importance of the youth knowing about the heritage left behind by Babar’s dynasty.
He also informed the Uzbek audience that not many youngsters of the country know that in Lahore, Pakistan, there are a great number of mosques, mausoleums, and schools that were built by his country’s predecessors.
“We should say that this is just the beginning. I look forward to visiting Pakistan in order to see those very places that have the touch of our ancestors and to see the life in Pakistan and people of Pakistan,” said the Uzbek president.
Tomb of Mughal Emperor Zaheer ud din Babur
The tomb of the founder of the Mughal empire is in Kabul. Kabul became a final resting place for Zaheer ud din Barbar called Bagh-e Babur in Persian. The Garden of Barbar is a mausoleum and also a vast garden dedicated to King Babur, who was initially been buried in Agra, India, where he died in 1530.
In his lifetime he had described the concept of being buried in a garden that would be used as a traditional recreational facility for future generations come.
Thus, in accordance with his wishes, Babar’s body was moved to this site around 1540; by his great-grandson, Jahangir, who erected the marble headstone 1607 that still stands today.
Babar’s Garden also includes Babur’s Pavilion, Mughal ruler Shah Jahan Mosque, Haremserai (a royal residence made by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan).
The garden is an amalgamation of the culture and creativity of the Mughals. Centuries before architecture and arts became common. the majesty and design are truly breathtaking, it is comparable to the tapestry of the Romans.
A true gem of the Indian subcontinent, a historically rich place; which has historical masterpieces all over central Asia, Tashkent, Kabul, Lahore, Delhi all left with the imprint and signatures of the Mughals across the subcontinent histories.
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