The term Mughal comes from the Persian form of Mongol. Early modern Persian historians and writers used Mughal to describe people associated with the Mongols. When Babur, the founder of the empire, and his family established rule in northern India in 1526, the term Mughal became linked to their dynasty because of their Central Asian ancestry. Babur’s family traced its lineage both to Timur (Tamerlane) and to Mongol lines through his mother, which is why later chroniclers and local populations of India started calling them Mughals.
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