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Excerpt from Memoirs of Zehir-Ed-Din Muhammed Babur, Emperor of Hindustan, Vol. 1 of 2: Written by Himself, in the Chaghatai Turki Hence his Memoirs are no rough soldier's diary, full of marches and counter-marches they contain the personal impressions and acute reections of a cultivated man of the world, well read in Eastern literature, a close and curious observer, quick in perception, a discerning judge of persons, and a devoted lover of nature. The utter frankness of self-revelation, the unconscious portraiture of all his virtues and follies his obvious truthfulness and fine sense of honour give the Memoirs an authority which is equal to their charm.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.