about mughal rulers

Open main menu Wikipedia Search EditWatch this pageRead in another language Mughal emperors The Mughal emperors, from the early 16th century to the early 18th century, built and ruled the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. The Mughals were a branch of the Timurid dynasty. Their power rapidly dwindled during the 18th century and the last of the emperors was deposed in 1857, with the establishment of the British Raj.[1] The dynasty had Turco-Mongol roots from a Central Asian area now part of modern-day Uzbekistan, and the emperors claimed direct descent from both Timur (generally known in the West as Tamerlane the Great) and Genghis Khan, through his son Chagatai Khan. Badshah of Hindustan IMPERIAL Bahadur Shah II of India.jpg Bahaddur Shah II Details Style His Imperial Majesty First monarch Babur Last monarch Bahadur Shah II Formation 30 April 1526 Abolition 14 September 1857 Residence Red Fort Appointer Hereditary Pretender(s) Javaid Jah Bahadur The Mughal Empire in 1700. The Mughals had significant Indian Rajput and Persian ancestry through marriage alliances, as emperors were born to Rajput and Persian princesses.[2][3] Only the first two Mughal emperors, Babur and Humayun, were fully Central Asian, whereas Akbar was half-Persian, Jahangir was half-Rajput and quarter-Persian, and Shah Jahan was three-quarters Rajput.[4] At their empire's greatest extent in the late 17th and early 18th