Babur ( [ بابر , lit = Tiger , translit = Bābur ] 14 February 148326 December 1530 ) , born Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muḥammad ( [ ظهیرالدین محمد , translit = Ẓahīr ad-Dīn Muḥammad ] ) , was a conqueror from Central Asia who , following a series of setbacks , finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor . Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 and founded the Mughal empire . Babur ( Urdu : بابر ) ( named after the first Mughal Emperor Zahir-ud-Din Babur ) , also designated Hatf VII , is the inter-services and joint cruise missile weapon systems in service with the Pakistan Army since 2005 , and Pakistan Navy since 2017 .
Babur was a fighter.