▁Asia . ▁Their ▁founder ▁Bab ur , ▁a ▁Tim ur id ▁prince ▁from ▁the ▁Fer g ana ▁Valley ▁( in ▁modern ▁U z bek istan ), ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Tim ur ▁( gener ally ▁known ▁in ▁western ▁nations ▁as ▁T amer lane ) ▁and ▁also ▁affili ated ▁with ▁G eng his ▁Khan ▁through ▁Tim ur ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁a ▁G eng his id ▁prin cess . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁M ug hal ▁em per ors ▁had ▁significant ▁ ▁Indian ▁Raj put ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁ancest ry ▁through ▁marriage ▁al li ances ▁as ▁em per ors ▁were ▁born ▁to ▁Raj put ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁prin cess es . ▁Ak bar , ▁for ▁instance , ▁was ▁half - Pers ian ▁( his ▁mother ▁was ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁origin ), ▁Jah ang ir ▁was ▁half - R aj put ▁and ▁quarter - Pers ian , ▁and ▁Shah ▁Jah an ▁was ▁three - quarters ▁Raj put . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Aur ang z eb , ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁economy , ▁worth ▁over ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁global ▁G DP , ▁controlled ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent , ▁extending ▁from ▁Ch itt ag ong ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁to ▁Kab ul ▁and ▁Bal uch istan ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁K ash mir ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁K aver i ▁River ▁bas in ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁▁ ▁Its ▁population ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁has ▁been ▁estimated ▁as ▁between ▁ 1