A History of Agriculture in India v2.c67.6

v2.c67.6

TURMOIL in Central Asia resulted in the expulsion of an adventurer, Babur, who laid the foundation of ‘Mughal’ dynasty in India. Babur was a Barlas Turk and not a Mughal. He hated the Mughals, who were responsible for his exile from his homeland. Mughal is the same word as Mongol and it was applied by Indians to all Moslems from Central Asia in India. It was further popularized by the Europeans who gave the title of the Great Mughal to the Emperors of the House of Timur. Thus this name, though incorrect, has stuck.