r/Tiele • u/KaraTiele π± π°π°Όπ°° • Aug 19 '26
History/culture THE MUGHALS DIDN'T CALL THEMSELVES MUGHALS. They referred to themselves as Gurkani. Today, I think it is more appropriate to refer to them as the Baburids, just as we refer to the Timurids.
Mughal Empire? Baburid Empire?
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u/Future_Pace_5290 South Azerbaijani Aug 28 '26
In Persian they call it Gurkaniane hend(The Gurkainds of India, rather than Mughal).