The Mughal Empire was ruled by Genghis Khan's son's hereditary successors.
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
The Chagatai Khanate -LRB- Mongolian : Tsagadaina Khaanat Ulus /    -RRB- was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan , second son of Genghis Khan , and his descendants and successors .	Chagatai Khan	Chagatai Khan	Khan	Chagatai khans	Mongolian	Mongolian language	Mongol	Mongols	Turkicized	Turkic peoples	khanate	khanate	Genghis Khan	Genghis Khan
