With the intention of participating in the united action of the Timurids against Shaibani Khan Uzbek, Babur, future founder of the Mughal Empire, left Kabul for Khorasan in spring, 1506 and arrived in Herat on December 4. He stayed there for twenty days and returned to Kabul via dangerous and snowy mountain road around the end of February, 1507.This long and difficult journey of Babur to Khorasan proved, in a sense, fruitless, because Babur's dream of joint action against his mortal enemy did not come true. The Timurids' princes of Khorasan, besides a disgusting discord among them, devoted themselves to the pursuit of pleasures of life and were not ready to counter the Uzbeks. Nevertheless this visit to Khorasan had an important effect upon Babur's future way of life. Up till then Babur was a pious and strict Moslem and had never touched any alcoholic beverages. But the luxurious, sensual and unrestricted atmosphere of Herat tempted Babur to the pleasure of wine-drinking. Although it is not quite clear whether Babur actually violated commandment in Herat or not, it is clear that sooner or later, with this journey as a turning point, he became a son of Bacchus. It was also in Herat that Babur met a young lady whom he really loved and married later. Thus the journey to Khorasan was an unforgettable experience for Babur in his youthful years.