WORLD HISTORY

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ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The founder of the Mughal Empire was ____ He believed he was descended from the ____
A
Shah Jahan, Burmese
B
Aurangzeb, Ceylonese
C
Babur, Mongols
D
Akbar, Javanese
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur (reigned 1526–1530), a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (the founder of the Timurid Empire) on his father’s side, and from Genghis Khan on his mother’s side.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bābur and the establishment of the Mughals The dynasty was founded by a Chagatai Turkic prince named Bābur (reigned 1526–30), who was descended from the Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) on his father’s side and from Chagatai, second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Babur (Persian: , romanized: Bābur, lit. ‘tiger’; Persian pronunciation: [bɑːbʊr]; 14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530), born 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-5: -Genghis Khan: He was known as the founder and first Great Khan and Emperor of the Mongol Empire. Babur’s mother Qutlugh was a direct descendant of him.

Detailed explanation-6: -Yes, Babur was distantly related to Genghis Khan through his mother, Qutlugh Nigar Khanum. She was the daughter of Yunus Khan, a descendant of Genghis Khan’s second son, Chaghatai. Babur also claimed a prestigious lineage from his paternal side as well.

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