THE MUGHAL KINGS

HISTORY: Founder : Zahir- ud -din Muhammad. Ruled : Central Asia Reign : 1526 - 1857

Map of Mghal’s Empire

ZAHIR- UD -DIN MUHAMMAD BABAR

•Tiltle: BABR•Reign:1526 – 1530 (4 years)•Achievements:Ibraheem Lodhi,Rajput confredacy,Easterns Afghans•Personal Interests:reading,nature,hunting

HUMAYUN

 Reign: 1531–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Title: Insān-i-Kamil 

Achievements: Not good king, defeated by sher shah

Interests: mathematics, philosophy, and astrology

JALAL UD-DIN MUHAMMAD AKBAR

Title: Akbar-e-Azam

Reign: 1556 – 1605

Achievements:Rajput kings, surrendered to Akbar.

 conquered Gujarat Interests : horse riding, playing sword, and running

MIRZA NUR-UD-DIN BEIG MUHAMMAD SALEEM

Title: Jahangir

 Reign:1605 –1627

Interests: cmposing verses.

Major work: golden "chain of justice”

Achievements: fought with father

MIRZA SHAHABUDDIN BAIG MUHAMMAD SHAH JAHAN

Shah-Jahan-e-Azam

1627 – 1658

Rajput state of Mewar, in 1614

cultural arts, such as poetry and music

TAJ MAHAL

Arjumand Banu Begum (second wife) also known as Mumtaz Mahal whom he married in 1612

 MUHI-UD-DIN MUHAMMAD AURANGZAIB ALAMGIR

1658 -1707

more than 3.2 million square KM 

 banned alcohol, gambling, music, and narcotics

 taxes on non-Muslims

AURANGZAIB

QUTBUD-DIN MUHAMMAD MU’AZZAM

Bahadur Shah-I

friendly with the Sikhs

 1707 -1712

tranquiliser

MIRZA MU’IZ-UD-DIN BAIG MUHAMMAD KHAN

Jahandar Shah

1712 – 1713(350 days)

liquidated three brothers

  frivolous in lifestyle, dancing entertainment.

FARRUKHSIYAAR

handsome ruler

 1713 – 1719

Granted to the East India Company

 lacked the ability, 

 NASIR-UD-DIN ROSHAN AKHTAR MUHAMMAD SHAH

"Muhammad Shah Rangila". 1719 – 1748

defeated by the Marathas .

 lost Deccan and Malwa

arts, musical and administrative

AZIZ-UD-DIN ALAMGIR-II

 weak ruler

 life in jail.

powers vested in the hand of his vizier

1754 – 1759

ALI GAUHAR

1759 – 1806

 powers depleted 

Crumbling Mughal empire

MIRZA AKBARAkbar Shah II

1806 – 1837

 little de facto power

 increasing British

MIRZA ABU ZAFAR SIRAJUDIN MUHAMMAD BAHADUR SHAH

ZAFAR

 Urdu poet

 nominal Emperor

1837 – 1857 

 Deposed by the British

exiled to Burma

ruled the city Delhi