WHO ARE MUGHALS?

Mughals of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,

Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) are descended from the various Mongol and other Central

Asian immigrants that settled in the region from the early middle ages onwards. All

those who claim Mughal ancestry are descendents of various Mongol armies that

invaded Iran and South Asia under Genghis Khan, Timur and Babur.

But the term has always had a wider meaning. According to Bernier, a French traveler

who visited India during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb: In medieval

period, descendants of various armies that conquered South Asia under Babar were

called Mughals. The term was also used for later immigrants from Iran, the Qizilbash

community.

OTHER CLANS OF MUGHALS THAT ARE FOUND IN PAKISTAN

Babri Mughal Bandey Mughal hoteel mughal

Salour Mughal Mir Mughal Baig Mughal Numbeli mughal (tribe of murree) Mangval Mughal Mirza Mughal

Manjotha mughal Langryal Mughal Ginhal Mughal

Marrar Mughal Barlas Bich Mughal Khamb

Mughalzai Ganai Mughal Gheba

Mughal khel Ashaie Mughal Phaphra

Mangal Bub Mughal Kassar

orya khel Ganju Gharhi Mughal Jandran

Mughal Lal Khail Batlla Mughal satti

The following six monarchs who as a whole represent the zenith of Mughal power and

culture are

• Babur (1526-1530) and the rise of the Mughals

• Humayun (1530-1556, but deposed 1540-1555)

• Akbar "The Great" (1556-1605)

• Jehangir (1605-1627)

• Shah Jehan (1627-1658)

• Aurangzeb (1658-1707) and the decline of the Mughals

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