Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Which one of the following correctly describes the ancestry claimed by the Mughals?

  1. They descended from Genghis Khan through their fathers and Timur through their mothers.
  2. They descended exclusively from the Afghan ruling families of northern India.
  3. They traced maternal descent from Genghis Khan and paternal descent from Timur.
  4. They traced both maternal and paternal descent from the rulers of Persia.
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