The Mughal Empire was ruled by Genghis Khan's son's hereditary successors.
The Chagatai Khanate ( Mongolian : Tsagadaina Khaanat Ulus / Цагаадайн Хаант Улс ) was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan , second son of Genghis Khan , and his descendants and successors . Mughal Empire . The Mughal emperors were Central Asian Turco-Mongols belonging to the Timurid dynasty , who claimed direct descent from both Genghis Khan ( founder of the Mongol Empire , through his son Chagatai Khan ) and Timur ( Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire ) .