Why did the Mughals emphasise their Timurid and not their Mongol descent?
NCERT Class 7th Social Science (Our Pasts II) Chapter 4- The Mughal Empire
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As the Mongols specially Gengis Khan memory was associated with massacre of innumerable people the mughal did not take pride to be called as the descendents of Mongols on the other hand they are proud of their timurid ancestry because it achieved good name in the history
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The Mughals were descendants of two great lineages of rulers. From their mother’s side they were descendants of Genghis Khan (died 1227), ruler of the Mongol tribes, China and Central Asia. From their father’s side they were the successors of Timur (died 1404), the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey. However, the Mughals did not like to be called Mughal or Mongol. This was because Genghis Khan’s memory was associated with the massacre of innumerable people. It was also linked with the Uzbegs, their Mongol competitors. On the other hand, the Mughals were proud of their Timurid ancestry, not least of all because their great ancestor had captured Delhi in 1398.
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