The Mughals emphasise their Mongol descent because Genghis Khan's memory was associated
with the massacre of innumerable people. It was also linked with the Uzbegs, their Mongol
competitors.
on the other hand, they were proud of their Timurid ancestry, not least of all because their great
ancestor had captured Delhi in 1398. They also celebrated their genealogy pictorially, each ruler
getting a picture made of Timur and himself.