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Question
Which of the following statements is incorrect about Mughal Empire and its rulers?
Options
The name Mughal derives from Mongol but today the term evokes the grandeur of an empire, it was not the name the rulers of the dynasty chose for themselves.
Mughal rulers referred to themselves as Timurids, as descendants of the Turkish ruler Timur on the paternal side.
Akbar, the first Mughal ruler, was related to Ghenghiz Khan from his mother's side and he spoke Turkish and referred derisively to the Mongols as barbaric hordes.
During the sixteenth century, Europeans used the term Mughal to describe the Indian rulers of this branch of the family.
Solution
Akbar, the first Mughal ruler, was related to Ghenghiz Khan from his mother's side and he spoke Turkish and referred derisively to the Mongols as barbaric hordes.
Explanation:
Mongol is the origin of the word Mughal. Though the term conjures up images of imperial grandeur, it was not the name chosen by the dynasty's emperors. They called themselves Timurids because they were paternal ancestors of the Turkish emperor Timur. From his mother's side, Babur, the first Mughal ruler, was related to Ghenghiz Khan. He spoke Turkish and mocked the Mongols, calling them barbarian hordes. Europeans coined the word Mughal to identify the Indian emperors of this branch of the dynasty in the sixteenth century. The word has been widely used over the years, and the name Mowgli, the juvenile hero of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, is derived from it.
