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Ethnic group in South Asia

For the people of Central Asia, see [Moghol people](/source/Moghol_people).

Ethnic group

Mughal Mirza Aqil Hussain Barlas Regions with significant populations Languages Urdu, Punjabi, Bangla Persian (formerly),Sindhi,pashto, Religion Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Indian people, Bangladeshi people, Punjabi Muslims, Sindhis

The **Mughal people** or **Mughals** are a [Muslim](/source/Muslim) [ethnic group](/source/Ethnic_group) in [South Asia](/source/South_Asia), primarily in [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh), [India](/source/India) and [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).[1] They are descended from the [Mongolic](/source/Mongolic_peoples)-origin [Barlas](/source/Barlas) tribe[2] and historically settled in the [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent) during the [Mughal Empire](/source/Mughal_India) and mixed with the native Indian population.[1][3][4]

## Etymology

The term *Mughal* literally means Mongol.[5]

## History

### Pakistan

In Pakistan, Mughal people are mostly settled in the region of Azad Kashmir, and in the provinces of [Punjab](/source/Punjab%2C_Pakistan) and [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa).[1][*[page needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)*] In India, the Mughals commonly use "Mirza" as their surname.[6] They are also sometimes referred to as [Chughtais](/source/Chughtai) or Chagatai Turks named after [Chagatai Turkic language](/source/Chagatai_language) spoken by the [Barlas](/source/Barlas) and other Central Asian tribes.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### India

In [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), the Sambhal, who claim Turkic descent, identify as a Biradari, literally translating to "brotherhood", which is the word used for a social unit based on kinship such as tribe or clan.[7] The chief of the Biradari is the [Sardar](/source/Sardar), who is usually an elder man annually elected as the greatest man in the Biradari. Decisions on important matters are taken only after consulting the Biradari, and once taken binding on every member.[8] In Gujarat, the community had traditionally served as soldiers in the armies of the various Indo-Muslim dynasties which ruled the [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent). They were and still are a community of small to medium-sized farmers. A good many are also traders. Like other [Gujarati Muslims](/source/Gujarati_Muslim), they have a caste association known as the Jamat, which acts both as a welfare organisation and an instrument of social control.[9] In North India, the term Mughal refers as Gürkani or [Timurids](/source/Timurid_dynasty).

## See also

- [Turco-Mongol tradition](/source/Turco-Mongol_tradition)

- [Gurkani](/source/Gurkani_(disambiguation))

- [Changezi](/source/Changezi)

- [Qizilbash](/source/Qizilbash)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Levin_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Levin_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Levin_1-2) Levin, S. F. (2006). ["Mughal"](http://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpa0000unse_u8i3). In [Malik, Hafeez](/source/Hafeez_Malik); Gankovsky, Yuri V. (eds.). *The Encyclopedia of Pakistan*. [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-597735-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-597735-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Newspaper, From the (22 December 2010). ["Who were the Mughals? — another view"](https://www.dawn.com/news/592643/who-were-the-mughals-another-view). *Dawn*. Retrieved 16 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:Genetic_Genealogy_3-0)** Сабитов Ж. М., Баймуханов Н. Б. (2015). ["Y-STR гаплотипы узбеков, уйгуров, таджиков, пуштунов, хазарейцев, моголов из базы данных Family Tree DNA"](https://www.academia.edu/17004570). *The Russian Journal of Genetic Genealogy* (in Russian) (2): 22–23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Liz Wyse and Caroline Lucas (1997). *Atlas Of World History*. Scotland: Geddes & Grosset.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Collins Compact Dictionary*. Glasgow: HarperCollins. 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-00-710984-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-00-710984-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Rajendra K. Sharma (2004). [*Indian Society, Institutions and Change*](https://books.google.com/books?id=jBOh24IJ9t8C&dq=mughal+caste&pg=PA71). Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 71. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-81-7156-665-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-7156-665-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Shenila Khoja-Moolji (2018). [*Forging the Ideal Educated Girl:The Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=umNgDwAAQBAJ&dq=biradari+tribe&pg=PT93). University of California Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-520-97053-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-520-97053-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Khan Amanat (1938). [*Agriculture and Live Stock In India Vol-viii*](https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.25924/page/n573/mode/2up). The Imperial Council Agriculture Research. p. 485.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Lal, R. B.; Padmanabham, P. B. S. V.; Krishnan, G.; Mohideen, M. Azeez, eds. (2003). [*People of India: Gujarat, Volume XXI, Part Three*](https://books.google.com/books?id=djb5zQEACAAJ). Vol. XXI. Mumbai: Anthropological Survey of India / Popular Prakashan. pp. 1394–1399. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788179911068](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788179911068).

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v t e Mongolic peoples History Timeline Mongolian Plateau Mongol heartland States Rulers Slab Grave culture Ordos culture Languages Proto-Mongolic Serbi–Mongolic Para-Mongolic Medieval tribes Modern clans Nomadic empire Mongol Empire Turco-Mongol Mongolian nobility Writing systems Soyombo symbol Religion Proto-Mongols Donghu Xianbei Wuhuan Rouran Yujiulü Duan Yuwen Kumo Xi Murong Tuyuhun Tuoba Qifu Tufa Shiwei Didouyu Khitan Yelü Zubu Medieval tribes Baarins Barga Barlas Bayads Borjigin Chonos Dughlats Eljigin Gorlos Jalairs Katagans Keraites Khamag Khongirad Manghud Merkit Naimans Oirats Olkhonud Ongud* Qara Khitai Qara'unas Sunud Taichiud Tatar Tumed Uriankhai Ethnic groups Mongols Darkhad Dariganga Eljigin Khalkha Khotogoid Sartuul in China Abaga Abaganar Aohans Asud* Baarin Chahar Eastern Dorbet Darkhan (Shar Darkhad) Gorlos Kharchin Khishigten Khorchin Khuuchid Jaruud Naiman Ordos Tumed Urad Üzemchin Oirats Altai Uriankhai Baatud Bayad Chantuu* Choros Dörbet Dzungar Khoid Khoshut Khoton* Kalmyk incl. Buzava Myangad Olot Sart Kalmyks Torghut Upper Mongols Zakhchin Buryats Barga Hamnigan* Soyot* Other Aimaq** Bonan Daur Dongxiangs Hazaras** Kangjia Khatso (Yunnan Mongol) Mughal** Moghol Monguor Sichuan Mongols Sogwo Arig Tuvans** Tozhu Tuvans Yugurs See also: Donghu and Xianbei · Turco-Mongol · Modern ethnic groups *Mongolized ethnic groups.**Ethnic groups of Mongolian origin or with a large Mongolian ethnic component.

v t e Turco-Mongol States Tatar confederation Golden Horde Uzbek Khanate Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Budjak Horde Chagatai Khanate Timurid Empire Mughal Empire Crimean Khanate Astrakhan Khanate Kazan Khanate Sibir Khanate Related ethnic groups and clans Avars* Keraites Barlas Naimans Merkit Ongud Mughal people Aimaq people Hazaras Culture Kurultai Kumis Tengrism (Tengri, Ergenekon, Ülgen, Erlik) Deel Tug banner *Origin is controversial.

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