Why did the Mughals emphasise their Timurid and not their Mongol descent?
These steps were as follows:
- Mughals did not like to be called or named mughal or mongol because of Genghis khan’s image as the murderer of numerous people.
- Also uzbegs who was another Mongols tribe was a competitor of mughals. Therefore, mughals liked to be associated with timurid descent.
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