Mughal Emperors, 1526 - 1858 |
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1526, May 27 Babur founds the Empire of Hind (usually referred to by historians as the Mughal Empire) 1540, May 17 Mughal rulers are expelled and superseded by the Afghan Suri dynasty 1555, Jul 23 Empire of Hind under the Mughal rulers restored 1600, Dec 31 East India Company was given monopoly privileges on all trade with the East Indies 1608 The Company's ships arrived at the port of Surat 1615 Jahangir granted the EIC the right to establish a factory at Surat 1717 EIC received a firman exempting the Company from the payment of custom duties in Bengal 1757 defeated the forces of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daulah , at the Battle of Plassey 1773 Lord North's India Bill, known as the Regulating Act of 1773, provided for greater parliamentary control over the affairs of the Company and placed India under the rule of a Governor-General 1858, Mar 29 the last Mughal ruler is deposed 1858, Aug 2 U.K. Act of Parliament annexes the Empire, creating British India (effective 1 Nov 1858)
 
Ruled | Name | birth - death |
1526 - 1530 | Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur Mirza, (Babur) | **** - 1530 |
1530 - 1540 | Humayun | **** - 1556 |
1556 - 1605 | Akbar | **** - 1605 |
1605 - 1627 | Jehangir | **** - **** |
1628 - 1658 | Shah Jehan | **** - 1666 |
1658, Jul 31 - 1707, Mar 2 | Mohyi ad-Din Abu�l Mozaffar Mohammad Awrangzib Bahadur Alamgir Padshah-e Ghazi (Aurangzeb) |
1618 - 1707 |
1707, Mar 14 - 1707, Apr 27 | Qotb ad-Din Abu�l Fayaz Mohammad A`zam Shah Padshah-e Ghazi (continued as leader of rebellion until 18 Jun 1707) |
1653 - 1707 |
1707, Apr 27 - 1712, Feb 27 | Qotb ad-Din Abu�n Nasr Sayyed Mohammad Shah `Alam Bahadur Shah Padshah-e Ghazi | 1643 - 1712 |
1707, Apr 27 - 1709, Jan 13 | Mohammad Kam Bakhsh-e Dinpanah ebn Awrangzib `Alamgir Padshah (in rebellion) |
1666 - 1709 |
1712, Feb 29 - 1712, Mar 17 | Mohammad `Azim ash-Shan ebn Bahadur Shah Padshah | 16** - 1712 |
1712, Feb 29 - 1712, Mar 28 | Mohammad Rafi` ash-Shan ebn Bahadur Shah Padshah (in rebellion) |
16** - 1712 |
1712, Feb 29 - 1712, Mar 27 | Jahan Shah ebn Bahadur Shah Padshah "Khojestan Akhtar" (in rebellion) |
16** - 1712 |
1712, Mar 30 - 1713, Jan 11 | Mo`ezz ad-Din Abu�l Fath Mohammad Jahandar Shah Padshah | 1661 - 1713 |
1713, Jan 11 - 1719, Mar 1 | Mo`in ad-Din (or Jalal ad-Din) Abu�l Mozaffar Mohammad farrokhsiyar Padshah | 1687 - 1719 |
1719, Mar 1 - 1719, Jun 7 | Shams ad-Din Abu�l Barakat Soltan Mohammad Rafi` ad-Darjat Padshah-e Ghazi | 1699 - 1719 |
1719, Mar 30 - 1719, Aug 13 | Mohammad Shah Nikusiyar (in rebellion) |
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1719, Jun 8 - 1719, Sep 6 | Mohammad Shah Jahan Sani Padshah | 1700 - 1719 |
1719, Sep 28 - 1748, Apr 26 | Naser ad-Din Abu�l Fath (from 1722 Abu�l-Mozaffar) Mohammad Shah Padshah-e Ghazi "Rawshan Akhtar" | 1702 - 1748 |
1720, Oct 12 - 1720, Nov 19 | Zahir ad-Din Abu�l Fath Mohammad Ebrahim Shah Padshah (in rebellion) |
**** - 1720 |
1748, Apr 29 - 1754, Jun 3 | Mojahed ad-Din Abu�n Nasr Ahmad Shah Bahadur Padshah-e Ghazi | 1725 - 1773 |
1754, Jun 3 - 1759, Nov 29 | `Aziz ad-Din Abu�l-`Adl Mohammad Alamgir Padshah-e Ghazi | 1699 -1759 |
1759, Dec 11 - 1759, Dec 25 | Mohyi-e Millat (or Mohyi ad-Din) Shah Jahan Sani ebn Mohyi-e Sannat Mohammad |   |
1759, Dec 25 - 1788, Aug 1 | Jalal ad-Din Abu�l Mozaffar Mohammad Shah `Alam Padshah "Ham-e Din" | 1728 - 1806 |
1788, Aug 1 - 1788, Oct 1 | Mohammad Bidarbakht ebn Ahmad Shah |   |
1788, Oct 16 - 1806, Nov 10 | Jalal ad-Din Abu�l Mozaffar Mohammad Shah `Alam Padshah "Ham-e Din" | 1728 - 1806 |
1806, Nov 18 - 1837, Sep 28 | Mo`in ad-Din Abu�n Nasr Mohammad Akbar Padshah Saheb Qiran-e Sani | 1759 - 1837 |
1837, Sep 29 - 1858, Mar 29 | Seraj ad-Din Abu�l Mozaffar Mohammad Bahadur Shah Padshah | 1775 - 1862 |
 
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