THE MUGHAL ANCESTRY Akbar's grandfather Babar founded the Mughal dynasty. Babar was a direct descendent of Timur Lane from his father's Barlas Turk side and of Chengiz Khan the Mongol from his mother's side. The name Mongol had become synonymous with barbarian by the 16 th century CE, hence Babar was proud of his ancestry from Timur, whose descendents were regarded as 'cultured Turks'. In a twist of poetic justice, the dynasty founded by Babar became …
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…ficials so that he would be able to find out about their personality before appointing them.  Akbar appointed the great Hindu Rajput chiefs to an active partnership in his government. Eventually, it became accepted practice for high-profile Hindus to be governors of a major province or commander-in-chief of an army composed largely of Muslims.  The Hindus were able to practice their own religion without disturbance. In this way, Akbar gained the support of the Hindus.