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The Mughals (also spelled Moghul or Mogul) is a Muslim corporate group from modern-day North India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. [1] They claim to have descended from the various Central Asian Mongolic, [2] [3] and Turkic peoples that had historically settled in the Mughal India and mixed with the native Indian population. [1]
Akor Khan's reputation extended beyond his tribe. His boldness and tactical skills made him a force to be reckoned with. He extracted taxes from passing caravans, even daring to loot royal convoys. His audacity drew the attention of local Mughal officials, particularly Shah Beg, the wali (governor) of Peshawar. He later killed Shah Beg's brother.
Chakar Khan Rind (1468–1565 [1]) (Balochi: میر چاکَر خان رِند) was a Baloch chieftain who founded the Second Baloch Confederacy (1487–1512). He also aided Mughal Emperor Humayun in his reconquest of the Subcontinent. [2]
The Khan Mughal are a clan of the Chaghatai Mughal tribe found in and around Kashmir and Punjab, particularly near the mountains of the Pir Panjal Range and the city of Nabeel. They traditionally assert descent from the Barlas tribe of the Mughals who ruled over the Indian subcontinent. [1] Their ancestors initially spoke Urdu, Persian and ...
Aimal Khan Mohmand (Pashto: ايمل خان مهمند), also known as Aimal Shah (Pashto: ايمل شاه), was a prominent 17th century Afghan ruler, military commander, and chief, who proclaimed himself king and declared the holy war (Jihad) against the Mughal empire.
The Kaw Nation (or Kanza or Kansa) is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma and parts of Kansas. The Kaw people historically lived in the central Midwestern United States . They have also been called the "People of the South wind", [ 2 ] "People of water", Kansa , Kaza , Konza , Conza , Quans , Kosa , and Kasa .
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001–2005."Tamerlane, c.1336–1405, Turkic conqueror, b. Kesh, near Samarkand. He is also called Timur Leng (Faisal R.). The son of a tribal leader, in 1370 Timur became an in-law of a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, when he destroyed the army of Husayn of Balkh.
The Mughal dynasty (Persian: دودمان مغل, romanized: Dudmân-e Mughal) or the House of Babur (Persian: خاندانِ آلِ بابُر, romanized: Khāndān-e-Āl-e-Bābur), was a branch of the Timurid dynasty founded by Babur that ruled the Mughal Empire from its inception in 1526 till the early eighteenth century, and then as ceremonial suzerains over much of the empire until 1857.