The monument to Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur
was installed on the Alley of Writers in the A. Navoi National Park in 2020. I stayed near him to learn more about this historical figure. It just became interesting in honor of which tiger (and Babur/Bobur means "lion, leopard, commander" and goes back to the Persian babr – "tiger") the park and the big street in the area where she lived and walked and drove daily during her stay in Tashkent are named.
Babur, who lived for 47 years (1483-1530), was a Central Asian commander, poet and statesman. Among his titles: Padishah of India and Afghanistan; founder of the Baburid dynasty and Empire; founder of the Mughal Empire. The richest ruler of his time, who owned the famous Kohinur diamond after the capture of Northern India, wrote lyrical works (ghazals, rubai), treatises on military affairs and Muslim jurisprudence, poetics and music. He created a special alphabet of Hatt-i Baburi. Corresponded with Alisher Navoi. Babur is the author of the first autobiography "Babur–nameh", the rarest genre in Islamic literature. In his memoirs, he suffered for his native land, and now these lines are becoming relevant for many again:
"You are in a foreign land – and, of course, a man is forgotten!
Only a person feels sorry for himself cordially.
In my wanderings, I did not know joy for an hour!
Man has been grieving for his dear homeland forever."
And the monument to Babur on the Alley of Writers in a picturesque corner of the park is good, although it involuntarily brought sad thoughts