The word 'Mughal' originally means 'Mongol' and refers to people from Central Asia linked to the Mongol tribes.
It is also used for the Mughal Empire, a powerful royal family that ruled parts of South Asia from the 1500s to the 1800s.
A clear, two-sentence explanation of the word 'Mughal' in simple words — meaning 'Mongol' and the name of the South Asian empire that ruled from the 1500s to the 1800s.
The word 'Mughal' originally means 'Mongol' and refers to people from Central Asia linked to the Mongol tribes.
It is also used for the Mughal Empire, a powerful royal family that ruled parts of South Asia from the 1500s to the 1800s.