Which of the following statements is incorrect about Mughal Empire and its rulers?
A.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.
B.Mughal rulers referred to themselves as Timurids, as descendants of the Turkish ruler Timur on the paternal side.
C.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.
D.During the sixteenth century, Europeans used the term Mughal to describe the Indian rulers of this branch of the family.
Answer:C
Which of the following statements is incorrect about Mughal Empire and its rulers?
A.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. B.Mughal rulers referred to themselves as Timurids, as descendants of the Turkish ruler Timur on the paternal side. C.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. D.During the sixteenth century, Europeans used the term Mughal to describe the Indian rulers of this branch of the family.
Explanation: The name Mughal derives from Mongol. Though today the term evokes the grandeur of an empire, it was not the name the rulers of the dynasty chose for themselves. They referred to themselves as Timurids, as descendants of the Turkish ruler Timur on the paternal side. Babur, the first Mughal ruler, was related to Ghenghiz Khan from his mother’s side. 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. Over the past centuries the word has been frequently used – even the name Mowgli, the young hero of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, is derived from it.