| Emperor |
Father |
Brothers |
Sons |
Daughters |
Books |
Biography |
| Babur |
Umar Sheikh Mirza |
Jahangir Mirza, Nasir Mirza |
Humayun, Kamran, Askari, Hindal |
Gulrang, Gulchehra, Fakhr-un-Nissa |
Baburnama (autobiography) |
Born 1483 in Andijan, Babur founded the Mughal Empire in 1526 after defeating Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat. A descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan, he ruled from Kabul before invading India. Died 1530 in Agra, buried in Kabul. |
| Humayun |
Babur |
Kamran, Askari, Hindal |
Akbar, Mirza Muhammad Hakim |
Aqiqa, Bakshi Banu, Bakhsh |
Humayunnama (by Gulbadan Begum) |
Born 1508, ruled 1530–1540 and 1555–1556. Lost empire to Sher Shah Suri, exiled in Persia, regained Delhi in 1555. Died 1556 falling from library stairs. |
| Akbar |
Humayun |
Mirza Muhammad Hakim |
Jahangir, Murad, Daniyal |
Shakr-un-Nissa, Aram Banu |
Akbarnama (by Abu'l-Fazl), Ain-i-Akbari |
Born 1542, ruled 1556–1605. Expanded empire, promoted religious tolerance (Din-i-Ilahi), built Fatehpur Sikri. Died 1605 in Agra. |
| Jahangir |
Akbar |
Murad, Daniyal |
Shah Jahan, Khusrau, Parvez, Shahryar |
Sultan-un-Nissa, Bahar Banu |
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (autobiography) |
Born 1569, ruled 1605–1627. Focused on arts, married Nur Jahan, faced rebellions. Died 1627 in Kashmir. |
| Shah Jahan |
Jahangir |
Khusrau, Parvez, Shahryar |
Aurangzeb, Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Murad Bakhsh |
Jahanara, Roshanara, Gauharara |
Shah Jahan Nama (by Inayat Khan) |
Born 1592, ruled 1628–1658. Built Taj Mahal, Red Fort; deposed by Aurangzeb in 1658, died 1666 in captivity. |
| Aurangzeb |
Shah Jahan |
Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Murad Bakhsh |
Bahadur Shah I, Azam Shah, Muhammad Kam Bakhsh |
Zeb-un-Nissa, Zubdat-un-Nissa |
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri (legal code) |
Born 1618, ruled 1658–1707. Expanded empire to peak, enforced Islamic law, faced rebellions. Died 1707 in Ahmednagar. |
| Bahadur Shah II |
Akbar II |
Mirza Jahangir, Mirza Babur |
Mirza Mughal, Mirza Khizr Sultan |
Rabia Begum, Kulsum Zamani |
Diwan-i-Zafar (poetry) |
Born 1775, ruled 1837–1857. Last Mughal emperor, led 1857 rebellion, exiled by British to Rangoon, died 1862. |
