who were mughals ? why did the mughal emphasize their timurid and not their mongol descent
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The Mughal Empire
Famous white domes and towers of the Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal houses the jewelled tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, much loved wife of emperor Shah Jehan ©
The Mughal (or Mogul) Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries.
It consolidated Islam in South Asia, and spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture as well as the faith.
The Mughals were Muslims who ruled a country with a large Hindu majority. However for much of their empire they allowed Hindus to reach senior government or military positions.
The Mughals brought many changes to India:
Centralised government that brought together many smaller kingdoms
Delegated government with respect for human rights
Persian art and culture
Persian language mixed with Arabic and Hindi to create Urdu
Periods of great religious tolerance
A style of architecture (e.g. the Taj Mahal)
A system of education that took account of pupils' needs and culture
Ans. The Mughals emphasized on their Timurid and not their Mongol descent because Genghis Khan's memory was associated with the massacre of innumerable people. They took pride in the fact that Timur had captured Delhi in 1398.