Chughtai

Chughtai or Chagatai (Turkish: Çağatay, Urdu: چغتائی‬‎) is a family name that originated in the Chaghataite Khanate.

Origin of the Surname

The origin of Chughtai as surname is claimed to be arisen in Chaghataite Khanate as taken up by the descendents and successors of Chaghatai Khan.[1] Accordingly, some of the other descendants of the successors of Chaghatai Khan in South and Central Asia use variants such as Mirza, Baig and Khan.[2][3] the Decedents Of Chughtai Dynasty Omer Feroze Chughtai. Ali Amjad Kazi and Kai Suleman Chughtai are keeping updated family tree record of clan starting from Timur (Persian: تیمور Timūr, Chagatai: Temür, Uzbek: Temur; 9 April 1336— 18 February 1405), historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane also mentioned in the family tree as " Amir Timur Gorgan Sahibqaran" [2</ref> book in Urdu " wast asia kay mughal hukmaran" which translates in English as "Moughal Monarchy of central Asia" by Muhammad Iqbal Chughtai Baiqra also a direct decedent of Chughtai clan from dynasty of Genghis Khan[note 3] (/ˈdʒɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/, usually pronounced /ˈɡɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/;[5][6] Mongolian: Чингис хаан, Çingis hán; Mongolian pronunciation: [t͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋ] ( listen), c. 1162 – August 18, 1227), born Temüjin, was the founder and Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ John F. Richards (1995). The Mughal Empire: Volume 5 of New Cambridge history of India: The Mughals and their contemporaries. pp. 19, 60, 110. ISBN 0521566037. Full text at Google Books
  2. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ↑ Past present: Emperor’s new names
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