History: Mughal Rule-Men of the Mughal family and Women of the Mughal Family

Ruler

Original name

Rule

Babur

Zaheeruddin Mohammed

1526 to 1530

Humayun

Naseeruddin Mohammed

1530 to 1540 and 1555 to 1556

Akbar

Jalaluddin Mohammed

1556 to 1605

Jahangir

Nooruddin Salim

1605 to 1627

Shahjahan

Shahbuddin Muhammed Khurram

1627 to 1658

Aurangzeb

Muhiuddin Mohammed

1658 to 1707

Ruler

Other Names

Remarks

Gulbadan Begum

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·       She was the sister of Humayun.

·       She is best known as the author of Humayun Namah.

Maraiam-uz-Zamani

Harkha Bai, Hira Kunwari

·       She was the third wife of Akbar and the mother of Jahangir.

·       She was the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber.

·       Raja Bhagwan Das, Akbar's companion was her brother.

Noor Jahan

Meher-un-nisa

Wife of Jahangir, daughter of Ghiyas Beg (Idmat-ud-daula), she enjoyed power which no other Mughal lady ever enjoyed.

Mumtaj Mahal

Anjumand Banu Begum

·       Wife of Shah Jahan, mother of 14 children including Aurangzeb, Dara Shikoh and Jahanara Begum.

·       Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in her memory.

Jahan Ara

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Daughter of Shah Jahan, she is well-known for looking after her father during his confinement by Aurangzeb.

Rabia-ul-Daurani

Dilras Banu Begum

·       She was the first wife of Aurangzeb.

·       The famous Bibi ka Maqbara at Aurangabad was constructed by her son Prince Azam Shah in her memory