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Mughals - The Descendants of Mongols and Timurid

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Interesting Fact about Mughuls that most of them Don't know.  Mughals - ruled India for around 300 years and we have read their history From Architecture to Gardens and a lot more. But there is an unknown fact which few of them might know and few don't, the fact is related to Mughals Paternal and Maternal Lineage and which the last ruler followed. Mughals have “Mongol” lineage, yes the name Mughal is derived from “Mongol”, they were the descendants of two Rulers. From their mother's side, they were descendants of “Genghis Khan”, a cruel Mongol ruler who ruled over parts of China and Central Asia. From their father's side, they were the successors of “Timur” , another tyrant from Iran, Iraq, and modern Turkey who attacked India. The Mughals referred to themselves as “Timurids” as descendants of the Turkish ruler “Timur” on the paternal side. The Mughals even celebrated their Genealogy pictorially, each ruler getting a picture made of Timur and Himself. Just take a look