Abstract
KHWAJA UBAIDULLAH AHRAR IN THE BABUR-NĀMA
Muhammad Zahiruddin Babur (1483-1530) is the founder of the Gurkani (Mughal) Empire that ruled from 1526 to 1858 in northern India. Besides the governance, Babur was also interested in atristic and intellectual works. In his work the Babur-nāma written in Chagatai Turkic, he gives a lot of information about the history and the culture of his age. He depicts frankly the events he witnessed and people he knew. In that work, Babur gives some interlinear information about Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar (1404-1490). Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar, who had an influence on the several members of Timurid Dynasty (1357-1858) was a saint respected by sultans, scholars and people in his time and later.
Keywords
Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar, Khwaja Ahrar, Babur, the Babur-nāma.