Charlemagne to the Mughals

Charlemagne to the Mughals is a connecting  with the  dynasty of. According to this route, numerous oriental rulers, including those of and the, should be counted among 's descendants.

Charlemagne's great grandson,, was the father-in-law of , whose grandson was. The latter's grandson,, was the father-in-law of and grandfather of. Her grandson,, was the father of Saint Eirene, the only wife of , who forms a key gateway between early medieval Europe and Byzantium.

Ioannes II and Saint Eirene are thought to have been matrilineal ancestors of Eudokia Palaiologina, 's daughter and the only wife of. The latter's male-line descendant,, had a natural daughter, Theodora Megala Komnene, who was taken as a wife by of. Shah of  was their grandson. His descendants, particularly those governing, frequently married the  dynasts and emperors, who passed Charlemagne's blood to other families of oriental royalty. That offspring includes and starts with.