Mughal Rule in India

Prominent Mughal Emperors.

Better known as	Original name	Rule
Babur	Zaheeruddin Mohammed	1526 to 1530
Humayun	Naseeruddin Mohammed	1530 to 1540 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

Name	Other Name(s)	Remarks
Gulbadan Begum		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	-	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

1. The original name of Shahjahan was Shahbuddin Khurram
2. Anjumand Banu was better known as Noor Jahan
3. Bibi ka Maqbara was built in the memory of Mumtaz Mahal
4. Naseeruddin Mohammad is well known as Humayun
5. The original name of Noor Jahan was Meher-un-nisa
6. Gulbadan Begum was the author of Akbar Namah