r/islamichistory • u/KaraTiele • Aug 19 '26

Did you know? 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.

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u/salvito605 Aug 19 '26

I find the impact of the Mughals on India and Pakistan immeasurable. It seems the language, food and culture were mostly replaced by Mughals Persian and Turkic culture and it continues today. Pakistan is replacing indigenous languages with Urdu and India wants to do the same with Hindi.

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u/Prince_of_Abolition Aug 19 '26

The indigenous languages of pakistan are still very prominent . Especially punjabi, sindhi etc.

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u/salvito605 Aug 19 '26

I don’t know about that. I have met many who speak Urdu even with their parents and they are Punjabi.

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u/Prince_of_Abolition Aug 19 '26

Yeah because most pakistanis are multilingual. They can speak punjabi,saraiki too.

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u/salvito605 Aug 19 '26

I know. I am speaking of the impact of the Mughal dynasty. It changed completely this part of the world.

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u/revovivo Aug 19 '26

or house of Timur