INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

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Babur, the founder of the mighty Mughal Empire traced his lineage from :
A
Timur from paternal line and Chengiz Khan from Maternal Line
B
Chengiz Khan from Paternal Line and Timur from Maternal line
C
Chagatai Turks from paternal and maternal side.
D
Mongoloids from paternal and Maternal side
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Babur (Persian: , romanized: Bābur, lit. ‘tiger’; Persian pronunciation: [bɑːbʊr]; 14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bābur was a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan through the Chagatai line and of Timur, the founder of the Timurid dynasty based in Samarkand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mughal lineage can be traced back to Genghis Khan on the mother’s side and Timur on the father’s side. Mughals were not proud of their relationship with Genghis Khan as he was remembered for the massacre of millions of people.

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