MUGHOL EMPEROR

Titular Name Birth Name Reign Notes

April 1526 – 26
01. Bābur December 1530
Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Founded the Empire
‫بابر‬ 4 years 8 months 25
days
26 December 1530 – 17
Humayun was overthrown in 1540
May 1540
02. Humayun by Sher Shah Suri of the Suri dynasty but
Nasir-ud-din Muhammad 9 years 4 months 21
returned to the throne in 1555 after the
‫ہمایوں‬ Humayun days
death of Islam Shah Suri (Sher Shah Suri's
22 February 1555 – 27
son and successor).
January 1556
27 January 1556 – 27
03. Akbar-i-Azam October 1605 His mother was Persian Hamida Banu
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad
‫اکبر اعظم‬ 49 years 9 months 0 Begum.[18]
days
15 October 1605 – 8
04. Jahangir October 1627 His mother was Rajput princess Mariam-
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim
‫جہانگیر‬ 21 years 11 months 23 uz-Zamani.[19]
days
8 November 1627 – 2
05. Shah-Jahan Shahab-ud-din Muhammad August 1658 His mother was Rajput princess Jagat
‫شاہ جہان‬ Khurram 30 years 8 months 25 Gosaini.[20] Built Taj Mahal.
days
His mother was Persian Mumtaz Mahal.
31 July 1658 – 3 March He was married to Safavid
06. Alamgir I Muhy-ud-din Muhammad 1707 Dynasty Princess Dilras Banu Begum. He
‫عالمگیر‬ Aurangzeb 48 years 7 months 0 established Islamic law throughout India.
days After his death, His younger Son Azam
Shah became the King (for 1 year)

07. Bahadur Shah 19 June 1708 – 27 He made settlements with the Marathas,
Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad
February 1712 tranquilised the Rajputs, and became
‫بہادر شاہ‬ Mu'azzam Shah Alam
(3 years, 253 days) friendly with the Sikhs in the Punjab.

08. Jahandar Shah 27 February 1712 – 11

Mu'izz-ud-Din Jahandar Shah Highly influenced by his Grand
February 1713
‫جہاندار شاہ‬ Bahadur
(0 years, 350 days)
Vizier Zulfikar Khan.

09. Farrukhsiyar Farrukhsiyar 11 January 1713 – 28 Granted a firman to the East India
‫فرخ سیر‬ February 1719 Company in 1717 granting them duty-free
(6 years, 48 days) trading rights for Bengal, strengthening
their posts on the east coast. The firman
or decree helped British East India
company to import goods into Bengal
without paying customs duty to the
 government.

10. Rafi ud-Darajat 28 February – 6 June

Rafi ud-Darajat 1719 Rise of Syed Brothers as power brokers.
‫رفیع الدرجات‬ (0 years, 98 days)

11. Shah Jahan II 6 June 1719 – 19

Rafi ud-Daulah September 1719 ----
‫شاہ جہان دوم‬ (0 years, 105 days)
Got rid of the Syed Brothers. Fought a
long war with the Marathas,
12. Muhammad Shah 27 September 1719 – 26 losing Deccan and Malwa in the process.
Roshan Akhtar Bahadur April 1748 Suffered the invasion of Nader Shah of
‫محمد شاہ‬ (28 years, 212 days) Persia in 1739. He was the last emperor
to possess effective control over the
empire.
13. Ahmad Shah
Bahadur 26 April 1748 – 2 June Mughal forces defeated by the Marathas
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
1754 at the Battle of Sikandarabad.
‫احمد شاہ بہادر‬
14. Alamgir II 2 June 1754 – 29
Aziz-ud-din November 1759 Domination of Vizier Imad-ul-Mulk.
‫عالمگیر دوم‬ (5 years, 180 days)
15. Shah Jahan III 10 December 1759 – 10 Consolidation of power by the Nawab of
Muhi-ul-millat
‫شاہ جہان سوم‬ October 1760 Bengal-Bihar-Odisha.

16. Shah Alam II 10 October 1760 – 19

Ali Gauhar November 1806 (46 Defeat in the Battle of Buxar.
‫شاہ عالم دوم‬ years, 330 days)
17. Muhammad Shah
Bahadur Enthroned as a puppet Emperor by
31 July 1788 – by 2
‫شاہ جہان محمد‬ Bidar Bakht the Rohilla Ghulam Qadir, following the
October 1788 (63 days)
temporary overthrow of Shah Alam II.[22]
‫شاه بهادر‬
18. Akbar Shah II 19 November 1806 – 28
Titular figurehead under British
Mirza Akbar September 1837 (30
‫اکبر شاہ دوم‬ years, 321 days)
protection.

28 September 1837 – 23 Last Mughal Emperor. Deposed by the

19. Bahadur Shah II Abu Zafar Sirajuddin
September 1857 (19 British and was exiled to Burma after
Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar
years, 360 days) the Indian Rebellion of 1857.