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Mughal dynasty

Every case in the archive that involves the Mughal dynasty, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

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Cases
2
Years
1666 to 1862
Countries
India
Subjects
War and property, Royalty
In power
1400 to 1607
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
29
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Bahadur Shah Zafar: This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Links to the British Library's website may be broken as the library recovers fr1862 · Delhi, India; Rangoon (Yangon), Myanmar; Howrah, West BengalA British officer shot the last Mughal emperor's sons in 1857, and in 2025 India's Supreme Court threw out his great-grandson's widow's claim to the Red FortSultana Begum, widow of Mirza Bedar Bakht, great-grandson of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, lost her Red Fort claim in the Supreme Court.Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor. When British forces retook Delhi in September 1857, William Hodson found him at Humayun's Tomb on 20 September and brought him in under orders to deliver him unharmed.LiveLaw and 4 moreAI illustration: Shah Jahan, imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, looks from Agra Fort at the Taj Mahal1666 · Agra Fort and Delhi, IndiaMughal prince Aurangzeb jailed his father for eight years and executed his brother to take the throneAurangzeb, third son of Shah Jahan, confined his father in Agra Fort and had his brothers Dara Shikoh and Murad executed to take the throne.In 1657 Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, fell ill. His four sons each had an army. The eldest, Dara Shikoh, was his chosen heir.Wikipedia (English) and 1 more

Members who held power

From Wikidata: office, rank or fortune, oldest first. Each name opens its Wikipedia article.

Babur1483monarch; writer; poet; autobiographer
Humayun1508poet; monarch
Hamida Banu Begum1527empress consort
Mariam-uz-Zamani1542consort
Akbar1542monarch
Jahangir I1569monarch
Khusrau Mirza1587governor; MansabdarMughal Empire
Shah Jahan1592monarch
Shah Begumconsort
Qutlugh Nigar KhanumaristocratOttoman Empire
Sultan Muhammadpolitician