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Emperors of the Mughal Empire
- AkbarOn the 15th of October 1542, Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar drew his first breath inside the Rajput Fortress of Amarkot. His parents had fled westward after…
- Rafi ud-DarajatMirza Rafi ud-Darajat sat on the Mughal throne in 1719 as a figurehead for two powerful brothers. Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan Barha and Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan…
- Jahandar ShahPrince Mu'izz-ud-din entered the world on the 10th of May 1661 within the Deccan Subah. His father was Prince Mu'azzam, who would later become Emperor…
- Shah Jahan IIThe Red Fort in Delhi held its breath on the 6th of June 1719. Mirza Rafi-ud-Daulah stood before the Diwan-i-Khas to receive his crown as Shah Jahan II.
- Shah Jahan IIIMirza Muhi-ul-Millat entered the world in 1711. His father was Muhi us-Sunnat, a man of significant royal blood. The elder son of Muhammad Kam Bakhsh held…
- AurangzebAurangzeb was born in the town of Dahod on the 3rd of November 1618. His father Shah Jahan belonged to the Timurid dynasty, a lineage tracing back to Emir…
- Shah JahanOn the 5th of January 1592, a boy named Khurram entered the world in Lahore. He was the ninth child and third son of Prince Salim, who would later take the…
- JahangirPrince Nur al-Din Muhammad Salim entered the world on the 31st of August 1569 within the red sandstone walls of Fatehpur Sikri.
- FarrukhsiyarOn the 20th of August 1683, Muhammad Farrukhsiyar was born in Aurangabad on the Deccan Plateau to a Kashmiri mother named Sahiba Niswan.
- BaburUmar Shaikh Mirza II died in 1494 while tending pigeons in an ill-constructed dovecote that toppled into the ravine below the palace.
- HumayunOn the 26th of December 1530, Humayun succeeded his father Babur to the throne of Delhi as ruler of the Mughal territories in the Indian subcontinent.
- Alamgir IIMirza Aziz-ud-Din Muhammad was born on the 6th of June 1699 at Burhanpur. He spent forty years behind bars before becoming emperor in 1754.
- Ahmad Shah BahadurAhmad Shah Bahadur stood before the Red Fort in Delhi on the 28th of April 1748, his coronation marking the start of a six-year reign that would unravel the…
- Akbar IIPrince Mirza Akbar was born on the 22nd of April 1760 to Emperor Shah Alam II at Mukundpur, Satna. His father was in exile when the child entered the world.
- Bahadur Shah IMuhammad Mu'azzam entered the world on the 14th of October 1643 in the city of Burhanpur. He was the second son of Prince Muhi al-Din Muhammad, who would…
- Shah Alam IIOn the 25th of June 1728, Ali Gauhar entered the world within the Salatin quarters of the Red Fort. He grew up in semi-captivity alongside his father…
- Muhammad ShahOn the 9th of October 1720, Syed Hussain Ali Khan Barha stood in his encampment at Todabhim when a group of assassins struck.
- Bahadur Shah ZafarBahadur Shah Zafar sat upon a throne that held no power beyond the walls of Delhi. He became emperor in 1837 after his father Akbar II died.