Note 308 — A NARRATIVE OF ITALIAN TRAVELS IN PERSIA. (continued 2)
Eugene Armand Roy translation
Sheibani Khan, or Shahabeg Khan, a descendant of the Great Zengis, the enemy of Baber the first of the Moguls, was the founder of the Usbeg power on the ruins of that of Timour, in Central Asia. He was defeated and killed by Shah Ismael Sofi at the battle of Merv Shah Jehan in 1514. See Baber’s Memoirs, translated by Mr. Erskine.