<P> Almost simultaneously with the emergence of the Safavid Empire , the Mughal Empire , founded by the Timurid heir Babur , was developing in South - Asia . The Mughals adhered ( for the most part ) to a tolerant Sunni Islam while ruling a largely Hindu population . After the death of Babur , his son Humayun was ousted from his territories and threatened by his half - brother and rival , who had inherited the northern part of Babur 's territories . Having to flee from city to city , Humayun eventually sought refuge at the court of Tahmāsp in Qazvin in 1543 . Tahmāsp received Humayun as the true emperor of the Mughal dynasty , despite the fact that Humayun had been living in exile for more than fifteen years . After Humayun converted to Shia Islam ( under extreme duress ) , Tahmāsp offered him military assistance to regain his territories in return for Kandahar , which controlled the overland trade route between central Persia and the Ganges . In 1545 a combined Persian - Mughal force managed to seize Kandahar and occupy Kabul . Humayun handed over Kandahar , but Tahmāsp was forced to retake it in 1558 , after Humayun seized it on the death of the Safavid governor . </P>
<P> Almost simultaneously with the emergence of the Safavid Empire , the Mughal Empire , founded by the Timurid heir Babur , was developing in South - Asia . The Mughals adhered ( for the most part ) to a tolerant Sunni Islam while ruling a largely Hindu population . After the death of Babur , his son Humayun was ousted from his territories and threatened by his half - brother and rival , who had inherited the northern part of Babur 's territories . Having to flee from city to city , Humayun eventually sought refuge at the court of Tahmāsp in Qazvin in 1543 . Tahmāsp received Humayun as the true emperor of the Mughal dynasty , despite the fact that Humayun had been living in exile for more than fifteen years . After Humayun converted to Shia Islam ( under extreme duress ) , Tahmāsp offered him military assistance to regain his territories in return for Kandahar , which controlled the overland trade route between central Persia and the Ganges . In 1545 a combined Persian - Mughal force managed to seize Kandahar and occupy Kabul . Humayun handed over Kandahar , but Tahmāsp was forced to retake it in 1558 , after Humayun seized it on the death of the Safavid governor . </P>
who took shelter under the safavid empire and why
who took shelter under the safavid empire and why
Humayun
Humayun