The Mughal Empire was ruled by Genghis Khan's descendants.
The Mughal emperors were Central Asian Turco-Mongols belonging to the Timurid dynasty , who claimed direct descent from both Genghis Khan -LRB- founder of the Mongol Empire , through his son Chagatai Khan -RRB- and Timur -LRB- Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire -RRB- .	dynasty	dynasty	Chagatai	Chagatai Khanate	Turco-Mongol	Turco-Mongol	Mughal emperors	Mughal emperors	Timurid dynasty	Timurid dynasty	Genghis Khan	Genghis Khan	Mongol Empire	Mongol Empire	Chagatai Khan	Chagatai Khan	Timur	Timur	Timurid Empire	Timurid Empire
