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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Mongols, Wu Hu, Buryats, Mughal, Kharchin, Oirats, Borjigin, Donghu people, Khalkha Mongols, Kerait, Yugur, Dongxiang people, State of Dai, Shiwei, Manghit, Qara'unas, Daur people, List of medieval Mongolian tribes and clans, Jalayir, Dorbet, Barlas, Torghut, Merkit people, Phaphra, Tumed, Khorchin, Uriankhai, Onggirat, Zakhchin, Choros, Tayichiud, Chughtai, Chahar Mongols, Altai Uriankhai, Khotogoid, Sartuul, Barga Mongols, Khoshut, Sichuan Mongols, Asud, Yuwen, Bayid, Darkhad, Yunnan Mongols, Katso Mongols, Chonos tribe, Ordos Mongols, Turco-Mongol, Dariganga, Uzemchin, Olkhunut, Urad Mongols. Excerpt: The term Mughal (Persian: ) (Urdu: ) is simply the Persian word and many groups in India Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves. In theory, the Mughals of South Asia are descended from the various Mongol and other Central Asian immigrants that settled in the region from the early middle ages onwards. In theory, all those who claim Mughal ancestry are descendents of various Mongol armies that invaded Iran and South Asia under Genghis Khan, Timur and Babar. But the term has always had a wider meaning. According to Bernier, a French traveler who visited India during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb: + In medieval period, descendants of various armies that conquered South Asia under Babar were called Mughals. The term was also used for later immigrants from Iran, the Qizilbash community. - The court itself does not now consist, as originally of real Mongols, but a medley of Uzbeks, Persians, Arabs and Turks, or descendants of all these classes; known, as said before by the general appellation Mughal by the Muslims of native origin. As early as the 17th century, the term Mughal covered a large number of groups. Generally, all Central Asian immigrants to India, whether Uz...
