Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct about Chaghtai Turks?

a- Chagtai Turks traced descent from the eldest son of Genghiz Khan.

b- The Mughals were Chaghtai Turks by origin, Turkish was their mother tongue. 

Options:

Only statement a is correct.

Only statement b is correct.

Both statements are correct.

Neither of them is correct.

Correct Answer:

Both statements are correct.

Explanation:

Mughal court chronicles were written in Persian. Under the Sultans of Delhi, it flourished as a language of the court and of literary writings, alongside north Indian languages, especially Hindavi and its regional variants. As the Mughals were Chaghtai Turks by origin, Turkish was their mother tongue. Their first ruler Babur wrote poetry and his memoirs in this language.

Chagtai Turks traced descent from the eldest son of Genghiz Khan.