WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Mughal” comes from a mispronunciation of the word “Mongol, ‘’ but the Mughals of India were mostly ethnic Turks not Mongolians. However, Barbur (1483-1530), the first Mughal emperor, could trace his blood line back to Chinggis Khan .

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the Mughals did not like to be called Mongol because Mongol’s especially Genghis Khan’s memory was associated with the massacre of innumerable people. It was also linked with the Uzbeks, their Mongol competitors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Timurid dynasty or Timurids, the ruling family of the Timurid Empire and the Mughal Empire, who called themselves Gurkani or Gurkaniya.