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]
See also
- 11417 Chughtai
- Abdur Rahman Chughtai
- Babur
- Chagatai Khan
- Chagatai Khanate
- Chagatai language
- Ismat Chughtai
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Past present: Emperor’s new names
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