How did the Mongol Empire influence Islam?

1. Khan name - The name Khan is of Mongol/Central Asian origin meaning chief since pre Islamic times and is found a lot in central Asia and india, Pakistan, Afghanistan etc... 2. Mughal - the word is derived from word mongol. read more

The founder of Mughal Empire, Babur, descended from Timur and Genghis Khan (Mongol Empire reached its peak during his rule). The Mughal Empire is the largest contributor of Islam in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) and today, Pakistan is the second most populated Muslim country in the world, followed by India in the third. read more

The Mongol empire was eventually consumed by Islam. At the time of Genghis Khan in the 13th century, virtually every religion had found converts, from Buddhism to Eastern Christianity and Manichaeanism to Islam. read more

However, from the ashes of this destruction would rise the eventual Islamisation of the entire Mongol Empire, outside of China and Mongolia. There was never a big top-down decision coming from the Great Khan that all the Mongols would convert to Islam. read more