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Humayun, the second Moghul emperor, was a third rate man and a first rate drunkard, debauch and drug-addict. He was also a murderer and molester. His father, Babur bred Humayun into a perfect prototype of himself. He was constrained to warn his son Humayun: "If ever Allah grant you the throne and crown, do not put your brothers to death." (Pg. 231, Crescent in India by S.R. Sharma). Babur, however, expected too much from Humayun! The seeds of debauchery were sown by Babur himself.
The disreputable Meena Bazar in which charming women, high and low born, were made to parade and prostitute their bodies and physical charms for the Moghul sovereign moving among them like a stud bull, was not Akbar's or Humayun's invention but an honored bequest originating from Babur himself. Like father, like son and no wonder Humayun developed into a perfect debauch, who had to be specially instructed to spare at least his own brothers!
Humayun was born in Kabul on March 6, 1508 A.D. As is common among the Muslim royalty, Humayun's succession was not undisputed. There was a move to keep him out of kingship by proclaiming Mir Muhammad Mahdi Khwaja, Babur's sister's husband, king. But Humayun managed to grab the crown three days after his father's death. On Friday, December 29 in the Jama Masjid at Agra, the proclamation declaring Humayun the king was read (Pg. 242, ibid). And yet an inscription on Agra's so called Jama Masjid is said to declare that Shahajahan's daughter Jahanara Begum, had built Agra's Jama Masjid over a 100 years later. Falsehood in Muslim inscriptions abounds!
In 1520 A.D. Babur appointed his 12-year-old son Humayun as the governor of Badkshan. In 1525 A.D. Humayun helped his father in his expedition in India. Humayun's army succeeded in dispersing some enemy Muslim contingents from the Punjab that had been sent to relieve Ibrahim Lodi's forces. Humayun also participated in the battle of Panipat in which Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in 1526 A.D. He also participated in the battle at Fatehpur Sikri where Rana Sanga was defeated by Babur as a consequence of the treachery of Rayasen's ruler.
Author : Shri Purushottam Nagesh Oak
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