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Shah Jahan
the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658
Aurangzeb
Alamgir I (Muhi al-Din Muhammad; 3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, with territory spanning nearly the entirety of the Indian subcontinent.
Jahangir I
Nur ud-din Muhammad Salim ( ) (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his royal name Jahangir (, ), was the fourth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from 1605 until his death in 1627.
Jahanara Begum
Padshah Begum and Mughal Princess (1614-1681)
Mariam-uz-Zamani
Mariam-uz-Zamani (; 1545– 19 May 1623), commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, was the chief consort, principal wife and the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. She was also the longest-serving Hindu empress of the Mughal Empire with a tenure of forty-three years (1562–1605).
Dara Shikoh
Indian prince
Zeb-un-Nisa
Zeb-un-Nissa () (15 February 1638 – 26 May 1702) was a Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. She was also a poet, who wrote under the pseudonym of Makhfi (, "Hidden, Disguised, Concealed One").
Azam Shah
Temporary ruler of Mughal Empire (1707)
Ahmad Lahori
17th century Mughal chief architect
Sarmad Kashani
Persian mystic, poet and saint
Man Singh I
Kacchwaha King of Amber, later known as Jaipur
Abul-Hasan ibn Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Governor of Lahore in 1625
Dilras Banu
first wife and chief consort of Emperor Aurangzeb
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
Empress consort of the Mughal Empire
Khusrau Mirza
son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1587-1622)
Shah Shuja
Prince of the Mughal Empire/Governor of Bengal
Salima Sultan Begum
third wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1539–1613)
Zinat un-nisa
Padshah Begum and Mughal Princess (1643-1721)
Murad Bakhsh
Mughal prince (1624-1661)
Abu al-Hasan
Mughal painter
Shahryar
Mughal prince
Mirza Ghiyas Beg
official in the Mughal empire
Prince Daniyal
Mughal prince
Ustad Mansur
Mughal painter and court artist
Gauhar Ara Begum
Mughal noblewoman
Ustad Isa
Persian architect
Nadira Banu Begum
Mughal princess (1618-1659)
Zubdat-un-Nissa
shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Shaista Khan
17th century Mughal general and provincial governor
Abd al-Hamid al-Lahori
Traveller, historian
Mir Jumla II
Subahdar of Bengal
Bishandas
Bishandas, also Bishan Das or Bishn Das, was a 17th-century Mughal painter at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569–1627), specializing in portraits. Though little is known of Bishandas’ life, his name suggests he was a Hindu, like several others in the imperial workshop.
Ali Mardan Khan
Kurdish military leader and administrator (died 1657)
Aurangabadi Mahal
concubine of Aurangzeb
Sultan Muhammad Akbar
Mughal prince (1657–1706)
Shaikh Inayat Allah Kamboh
Indian writer
Mahabat Khan
Mughal general
Azim-ush-Shan
Mirza Azim-ush-Shan (15 December 1664 – 18 March 1712) was the second son of the 8th Mughal Emperor Shah Alam I and his Rathore Rajput wife Amrit Kanwar. He was the great grandson of Shah Jahan and the grandson of Aurangzeb during whose reign he was the imperial subahdar (governor) of Bengal Subah from the year 1697 to his death in 1712.
Dawar Bakhsh
Mughal prince
Sulaiman Shikoh
Mughal prince (1635-1662)
Ladli Begum
Indian royal
Jana Begum
17th century Mughal Indian noblewoman and scholar
Lal Kunwar
Mughal queen consort
Mirza Aziz Koka
Mughal noble
Parhez Banu Begum
Mughal princess
Wazir Khan
Mughal court physician
Farrukh Beg
Iranian painter (1547-1615)
Aram Banu Begum
Mughal princess
Parviz
Mughal Empire prince (1589-1626)
Bichitr
Bichitr () was an Indian painter during the Mughal period, patronized by the emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan. The earliest known painting of his is a mature work from c. 1615.
Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung
Nawab of the Carnatic
Govardhan
Indian painter (1580-1650)
Ajit Singh of Marwar
Ruler of Marwar
Badr-un-Nissa Begum
Mughal princess
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum
shahzadi of Mughal Empire
Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi
Islamic scholar
Bidar Bakht
Eldest son of Muhammad Azam Shah and Jahanzeb Begum
Pari Bibi
The real name of Pari Bibib was “Ramani Gabhoru”.
Sher Afghan Quli Khan
Nobility of the Mughal Empire
Daud Khan of the Carnatic
Nawab of Carnatic