Beach, Milo Cleveland26/06/20242024-07-032024-07-031981https://bit.ly/3Bs26Azhttp://192.168.29.29:8080/jspui/handle/1/1037In Muslim India, as in the Islamic world generally, books were regarded as precious objects. Physically valuable because of the materials and time that went into their preparation, they were tangible evidence of wealth, intelligence, and power. They were also among the most coveted spoils of war. The Emperor Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur recorded in his memoirs (the Babur-nama) an incident in his battle with Sultan Ibrahim Lodi of Delhi, whose defeat in 1526 established the Mughal dynasty in India:en-INRare Book