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List of Mughal Emperors

India has witnessed the reign of different rulers. Every name in the ruling phase of India
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List of Mughal Emperors in India (1526-1857)
The list of Mughal emperors who ruled India is given below:

Emperor Reign Description

Babur 1526– Was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan

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1530 through Timur and was the founder of the
Mughal Empire after his victories at the Battle
of Panipat (https://byjus.com/free-ias-
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Battle of Khanwa

Humayun 1530– Reign interrupted by Suri Dynasty. Being young

(https://byjus.com/free- 1540 and inexperienced led him to be regarded as a
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1530-1556/) defeated him and established the Suri
Dynasty.
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Humayun 1555– Restored rule was more uni`ed and effective

1556 than the initial reign of 1530–1540.

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He left the uni`ed empire to his son, Akbar.

Akbar 1556– He and Bairam Khan defeated Hemu during

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youngest rulers.
Became ruler at the age
of 13)
the Second Battle of Panipat and later won
famous victories during the Siege of
Chittorgarh and the Siege of Ranthambore.
One of his most famous construction marvels
was the Lahore Fort. He abolished Zazia tax
imposed on Hindus. (https://byjus.com/govt-exams/govt-
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Jahangir 1605– Opened relations with the British East India

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Shah Jahan 1627– Under him, Mughal art and architecture Name
1658 reached their zenith.

He constructed the Taj Mahal, Jama Masjid, Mobile Number

Red Fort, Jahangir mausoleum, and Shalimar
Gardens in Lahore. Died in the captivity of his
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Aurangzeb 1658– He reinterpreted Islamic law and presented

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1707 the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri.

He captured the diamond mines of the

Sultanate of Golconda and spent the major Submit

part of his last 27 years in the war with the

Maratha rebels and expanded the empire to its
greatest extent.

Bahadur Shah I (also 1707– After his reign, the empire went into steady
known as 1712 decline due to the lack of leadership qualities
Muazzam/Shah among his immediate successors. He
released Shahuji, Son of Shambuji, who was
Alam)
the elder son of Shivaji.

Jahandar Shah 1712– Was an unpopular incompetent titular

1713 `gurehead.

Furrukhsiyar 1713– His reign marked the ascendancy of the

1719 manipulative Syed Brothers, execution of the
rebel Banda. In 1717 he granted a Firman to
the English East India Company granting them
duty-free trading rights for Bengal, the Firman
was repudiated by the notable Murshid Quli
Khan.

Ra` UL-Darjat 1719 The 10th Mughal Emperor. He succeeded

Furrukhsiyar, being proclaimed Badshah by
the Syed Brothers.

Ra` Ud-Daulat 1719 Was Mughal emperor for a brief period in

1719.

Nikusiyar 1719 Was a claimant to the throne of India

Muhammad 1720 Attempted to seize the throne at the behest of

the Syed Brothers in order to depose emperor
Ibrahim
Muhammad Shah

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Muhammad Shah (also 1719– Got rid of the Syed Brothers. Countered the
called Rangeela) 1720 emergence of the renegade Marathas and lost
large tracts of the Deccan and Malwa in the
1720–
process. Suffered the invasion of Nadir-Shah
1748
of Persia in 1739.

Ahmad Shah Bahadur 1748– His Minister Safdarjung was responsible for
54 the Mughal Civil War, during which Mughal
forces massacred by the Maratha during the
Battle of Sikandarabad

Alamgir II 1754– He was murdered by a conspiracy of Imad-UL-

1759 Mulk and his Maratha associate Sadashivrao
Bhau

Shah Jahan III 1759 He was overthrown after the Third Battle of
Panipat by Prince Mirza Jawan Bakht.

Shah Alam II 1759– He is known to have fought against the British

1806 East India Company during the Battle of Buxar
and reformed the Mughal Army under the
command of Mirza Najaf Khan and is thus
known as one of the last effective Mughal
Emperors.

Akbar Shah II 1806– He designated Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur as

1837 the new Nawab of Sindh. Although he was
under British protection his imperial name was
removed from the ohcial coinage after a brief
dispute with the British East India Company.

Bahadur Shah 1837– He was the last Mughal Emperor. He was

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