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Mughals & the Royal City of Lahore Lahore was the historic capital of the Panjab and one of the most important cities in the Mughal empire, founded in 1526. In the late 16th century, the great Mughal emperor Akbar had built a great fort there which was enlarged by his successors. The Mughals...

Excellent link, my friend! So they are , indeed, related to Proto-Turkic peoples.

The Regional Courts in Mughal India In the 150 years between the beginning of the Mughal empire and its greatest extent, the Mughal armies had to overcome opposition from local rulers in many parts of India. An important and powerful community was that of the Rajputs of western India. The...

Ah, great answer, bro. You're right, there must have been some human interaction between Sikhs and Tibetans. Thanks a bunch, mate.

Considering how the Sikh Empire had wars with Mughals in its history, I'm curious to know if Sikh commanders ever took Mughal princesses. If we abide by the notion that most Royal family members of the Timurid Dynasty retained prominent Turkic and Mongol features, then we can assume that this...

The two ladies in the far right can even be mistaken for some Austronesians; Thai, Laotian, Javanese , Filipina. They are actually lighter skinned than most Indians I know, who have a more brownish complexion. If you go to the south, like Tamil, they are dark brown to even black in color. Sikhs...

@Contrarian , @hinduguy , @kalu_miah I have a question on Sikh people. I notice that some Sikhs have almond eyes that are common in Central Asian and East Asian peoples. Was there an intermarriage of Mongol , Turkic , Tibetan peoples into Punjab ? Take a look at this picture; the lady to...

This explains the wide variety of light skinned beauties in India. There are some women even in Rajasthan and Punjab that have very East Asian or Turkic appearance. I wonder if it is a remnant of this intermarriage of ethnicities? Probably. lol

Thanks for the link , my friend. Its so interesting to see how much influence Mongols have had on Asia. I am truly amazed by their influence. They were able to conquer the Behemoth civilization that was China , they were able to conquer and destroy the Kievan Rus (progenitor of the Russian...

@Water Car Engineer , Religion is an interesting illustration that depicts the transfer of cultures and ideologies. I mean, let's take for example my country, Japan. Majority of people in Japan practice Zen-Buddhism, but also they apply the native Japanese religion of Shintoism in that...

You're right, brother. It was, indeed, a Behemoth of an Empire.

That is the symbiotic beauty of Mongols, my friend, they are very capable of taking the identities of local peoples. The First Emperor of the Mughal Empire was Mongol, who had adopted Islam, and had adopted the philosophical teachings of the Safanid Dynasty. When he established his own Empire...

@Water Car Engineer Thus, i would conjecture that the Moghul Empire was the Indianized form of the Mongol Empire. The Yuan Dynasty is the Sinified form of the Mongol Empire. As a comparative....!

The progenitor of the Mughal Empire was Babur, was a descendent of the Barlas Clan, and was Mongol. He was also very fluent in Chaghatai Turkic, which was his mother tongue. Tho he was Mongol , genetically and ethnically, he was raised in Turkestan and embraced the local culture, language and...

A much older Emperor Akbar e Azam Please also notice his facial phenotype. He definitely has facial features of Mongol and Turkic beauty. :-)

Akbar-e-Azam, Emperor of the Moghul Empire On the profile, one can observe the prominent almond eyes of His Imperial Majesty Akbar , facial characteristics that he retains from his Mongol and Turkic ancestry. Lastly observe his skin tone, It is lighter than the attire that adorns his body...

@Water Car Engineer , That is the interesting aspect of genetics, mate. Phenotype, which is the physical manifestation , is influenced by the genotype. Just because an individual does not show a particular facial feature , does not necessarily mean he or she does not have the codons that code...

Absolutely. Its the beauty of appreciating the history and foundation of an empire / dynasty. When one studies the history of a civilization, one doesn't start at the middle or the end, but starts at the progenitor. In this case,..it starts with Babur, who was a direct descendent of the Barlas...

They still had the blood of Central Asian Turks in their veins, tho, bro. And maintained the cultural affinities that they had with Safavids. They still retained the use of Persian in the Royal Court, and literally induced the creation of a new language, Urdu.

Indeed, bro. It was a Behemoth of an Empire! 4.5 Million square KM. And over 200 million souls who were subject to the Moghul Emperor...