Barlas
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برلاس Country Moghulistan, Persia, India, Pakistan
Ancestral house Borjigin
Titles Khan, Mirza, Baig, Shah, Sardar, Emir, Ghazi, Sultan
Founding AD
The Barlas (Chagatay/Persian: برلاس - Barlās; also Berlas; Mongolian: Barlas) were a Mongol[1][2] - later Turkicized[3][4] (Turko-Mongol) - nomadic confederation in Central Asia and the chief tribe of the Timurids who ruled much of Central Asia, Iran, and South Asia in the Middle Ages.
Contents
1 Origins
2 Timurids and Mughals
3 See also
4 References
Origins
According to the Secret History of the Mongols, written during the reign of Ögedei Khan, the Barlas had a shared ancestry with the Borjigin and other Mongol clans. The leading clan of the Barlas traced its origin to Qarchar Barlas,[1] head of one of Chaghadai's regiments. He was a descendant of the legendary Mongol warlord Bodonchir (Bodon Achir; Bodon'ar Mungqaq), who was also considered a direct ancestor of Genghis Khan.[5]
Due to extensive contacts with the native population of Central Asia, the tribe had not only adopted the religion of Islam,[2] but also the Chagatai language - a Turkic language of the Qarluq branch, which was heavily influenced by Arabic and Persian[6] and later evolved into the modern Uzbek language.[7][8]
Timurids and Mughals
Map of the Timurid Empire
Main articles: Timurid dynasty and Mughal dynasty
The 14th century conqueror Timur, the eponymous founder of the Timurid dynasty, was born into a noble family of the Barlas clan.[9] One of his descendants, Zahir ud-Din Babur, later founded the Mughal Empire of Central Asia and South Asia.
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