The Mughal Family Tree
A Look at Mughals Lineage: Mughals ruled India for around 300 years since 1526, an unknown fact to many Indians about the Mughals is that whose lineage did the Mughals follow whether their paternal or maternal. 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. Genghis Khan was there maternal SIde - Genghis Khan founder of Mogol Empire the most contagious empire in history born in Delüün Boldog, Mongolia Timur was their Paternal Side - born in Uzbekistan and died in Kazakhstan, a Turko Mongol ruler who founded the Timurid Empire i