Mughal dynasty

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Imperial Seal of the Mughal Empire

The Mughal dynasty (Persian: دودمان مغل; Dudmân-e Mughal) was an Indian imperial dynasty,[1][2][3] which comprised the members of the imperial House of Babur (Persian: خاندانِ آلِ بابُر; Khāndān-e-Āl-e-Bābur), also known as the Gurkanis (Persian: گورکانیان; Gūrkāniyān).[4] They ruled the Mughal Empire from c. 1526 to 1857.

The Mughals are a branch of the Timurid dynasty. The emperors are generally categorised as either one of the early Great Mughals or the later Lesser Mughals.

Early or Great Mughals

Later or Lesser Mughals

  • Shah Alam Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712)
  • Jahandar Shah (1712-1713)
  • Farrukhsiyar (1713-1719)
  • Muhammad Shah Rangeela (1719-1748)
  • Ahmad Shah (1748-1754)
  • Alamgir II (1754-1759)
  • Shah Alam II (1759-1806)
  • Akbar (Shah) II (1806-1837)
  • Bahadur Shah Zaffar II (1837-1858), the last emperor, deposed by the British

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References

  1. Petersen, Andrew. Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. p. 198.
  2. The Limits of Universal Rule Eurasian Empires Compared. p. 276.
  3. Lorentz, John. The A to Z of Iran. p. 283.
  4. Zahir ud-Din Mohammad. The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor (10 September 2002). New York: Modern Library. p. xlvi. ISBN 978-0-375-76137-9.
  5. In which Sher Shah Suri the Pashtun soldier and his successors briefly took over the government