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Who were the Mughals descendants of?
Who were the Mughals descendants of?
- Queen Elizabeth I and King Henry VIII
- Napoleon Bonaparte and Attila the Hun
- Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar
- Genghis Khan and Timur (correct)
What territories did the Mughals control in the seventeenth century?
What territories did the Mughals control in the seventeenth century?
- Agra and Delhi
- Nearly all of the Indian subcontinent (correct)
- Parts of China and Central Asia
- Iran, Iraq, and modern-day Turkey
Why did the Mughals dislike being called Mughal or Mongol?
Why did the Mughals dislike being called Mughal or Mongol?
- They preferred a different name
- They were not actually descendants of Genghis Khan
- Mongol was considered an insult in their culture
- Genghis Khan's memory was associated with the massacre of innumerable people (correct)
Where does the Prime Minister of India address the nation on Independence Day?
Where does the Prime Minister of India address the nation on Independence Day?
What was the political legacy left by the Mughals?
What was the political legacy left by the Mughals?