Babur-Nama, translated into English by A.S. Beveridge, New Delhi reprint, 1979, pp. 572-73
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Mounds were made of the bodies of the slain, pillars of their heads.

— Babur on Decapitation

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Mounds were made of the bodies of the slain, pillars of their heads." in the context of "Babur-Nama, translated into English by A.S. Beveridge, New Delhi reprint, 1979, pp. 572-73" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Babur

Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur or Babur (February 14, 1483 – December 26, 1530) was a descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur; Babur was a military adventurer, a soldier of distinction, a poet, diarist and statesman. Babur was the first Mughal Emperor and founder of the Mughal Empire.