Wednesday, June 16, 2021

mughal is actually 'gurkaniya timurid'. much less glamorous, no?

we should stop referring to the turks as 'mughals' (a brit-invented term, just like "swastika = hakenkreuz"). the correct term, which they themselves used, is 'gurkaniya timurid'. that sounds like something the cat dragged in. not very posh. h/t

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