# The Mughal Period and Transition \[c. 1526 CE-1707 CE\] ## expand\_more **Dynasties** Click on a dynasty to see the Ruler list **NORTHWEST and FAR NORTHWEST** - [Ghazi Khan Chak line \[c. 1561 CE-1563 CE\] ](#Mughal-Ghazi-Khan-Chak-line) - [Arghun \[c. 1520 CE–1591 CE\] ](#Mughal-Arghun) **NORTH** - [Sultans of Kashmir \[c. 1339 CE–1588 CE\] ](#Mughal-Sultans-Kashmir) - [Shah Mir Swati line ](#Mughal-Sultans-Kashmir) **NORTH-CENTER** - [Mughal \[c. 1526 CE-1958 CE\] ](#Mughal-Mughal) - [Suri Dynasty \[c. 1540 CE-1555 CE\] ](#Mughal-Suri-Dynasty) **WEST** - [Sultans of Gujarat \[c. 1403 cE–1583 CE\] ](#Mughal-Sultans-Gujarat) - [Nizam Shahi (Ahmadnagar) \[c. 1490 CE–1636 CE\] ](#Mughal-Nizam-Shahi) - [Imad Shahi Dynasty / Sultans of Berar \[c. 1490 CE-1572 CE\] ](#Mughal-Imad-Shahi-Dynasty) - ['Adil Shahi (Bijapur) \[c. 1489 CE–1686 CE\] ](#Mughal-'Adil-Shahi) - [Barid Shahi (Bidar) \[c. 1487 CE–1619 CE\] ](#Mughal-Barid-Shahi) - [Maratha (Bhonsale/ Chhatrapati) \[c. 1674 CE- \] ](#Mughal-Maratha) **SOUTH** - [Qutb Shahi (Sultanate of Golconda) \[c. 1496 CE–1687 CE\] ](#Mughal-Qutb-Shahi) - [Tuluva Dynasty \[c. late 15th century CE-1576 CE\] ](#Mughal-Tuluva-Dynasty) - [Aravīḍu Dynasty \[c. 1570 CE-1669 CE\] ](#Mughal-Arav%C4%AB%E1%B8%8Du-Dynasty) - [Wodeyars of Mysore \[c. 1578 CE-1947 CE\] ](#Mughal-Wodeyars-Mysore) [ ![MUGHAL Map 1](/sites/g/files/omnuum10636/files/timeline-southasianhistory/files/13._mughals_map_1_1526-1555.jpg) ](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/styles/os_files_xxlarge/public/timeline-southasianhistory/files/13._mughals_map_1_1526-1555.jpg?m=1612118670&itok=nOnJnUbB)[13.\_mughals\_map\_1\_1526-1555.jpg](/file_url/128) [ ![MUGHAL Map 2](/sites/g/files/omnuum10636/files/timeline-southasianhistory/files/13._mughals_map_2_c.1605.jpg) ](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/styles/os_files_xxlarge/public/timeline-southasianhistory/files/13._mughals_map_2_c.1605.jpg?m=1612118694&itok=3MUSEe_Z)[13.\_mughals\_map\_2\_c.1605.jpg](/file_url/129) [ ![MUGHAL Map 3](/sites/g/files/omnuum10636/files/timeline-southasianhistory/files/13._mughals_map_3_1605-1707_.jpg) ](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/styles/os_files_xxlarge/public/timeline-southasianhistory/files/13._mughals_map_3_1605-1707_.jpg?m=1612118716&itok=fW2NJocO) [ Click map to enlarge](/file_url/130) Copyright © 1978 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota, assigned 1988 to Joseph E. Schwartzberg, additional material copyright © 1992 by Joseph E. Schwartzberg. See original maps [here](https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=081), [here](https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=082), and[ here](https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=083). See division of region [here](/chronology#). **Rulers** **NORTHWEST and FAR NORTHWEST** SortGhazi Khan Chak line Ghazi Khan Chak c. 1561 CE–1563 CE Husayn Shah c. 1563 CE–1570 CE Muhammad 'Ali Shah c. 1570 CE–1579 CE Yusuf Shah c. 1579 CE–1586 CE Ya'qub Shah c. 1586 CE–1588 CE Sort Arghun \[c. 1520 CE–1591 CE\] **NORTH** SortSultans of Kashmir \[c. 1339 CE–1588 CE\] Shah Mir Swati line[CONTINUED](/lodis-c-1451-ce-1526-ce#Lodis-Sultans-Kashmir)Muhammad Shah *(3rd reign)* c. 1516 CE–1528 CE Ibrahim Shah *(1st reign)* c. 1528 CE–1529 CE Nadir Shah c. 1529 CE–1530 CE Muhammad Shah *(4th reign)* c. 1530 CE–1537 CE Shams al-Din c. 1537 CE–1540 CE Isma'il Shah *(1st reign)* c. 1540 CE [Mirza Haydar Dughlat *(Mughal governor)*] [c. 1540 CE–1551 CE] Nadir Shah *(2nd reign)* c. 1551 CE–1552 CE Ibrahim Shah *(2nd reign)* c. 1552 CE–1555 CE Isma'il Shah *(2nd reign)* c. 1555 CE–1557 CE Habib Shah c. 1557 CE–1561 CE **NORTH-CENTER** SortMughal Zahir al-Din Babur c. 1526 CE–1530 CE Humayun *(1st reign)* c. 1530 CE–1540 CE Humayun *(2nd reign)* c. 1555 CE–1556 CE Akbar I c. 1556 CE–1605 CE Jahangir c. 1605 CE–1627 CE Dawar Baksh c. 1627 CE–1628 CE Shah Jahan I c. 1628 CE–1658 CE [Murad Bakhsh *(in Gujarat)*] [c. 1657 CE] [Shah Shuja *(in Bengal)*] [c. 1657 CE–1659 CE] [Dara Shikoh *(in Agra)*] [c. 1657 CE–1659 CE] Aurangzeb c. 1658 CE–1707 CE [A'zam Shah *(in northern India)*] [c. 1707 CE] [Kam Baksh *(in Deccan)*] [c. 1707 CE–1709 CE] Shah 'Alam I Bahadur c. 1707 CE–1712 CE ['Azim al-Sha'n Muhammad 'Azim *(claimant)*] [c. 1712 CE] Jahandar c. 1712 CE–1713 CE Farrukh-siyar c. 1713 CE–1719 CE ‘Abd Allah Khan c. 1719 CE Rafi' al-Darajat c. 1719 CE Rafi‘ al-Daulah c. 1719 CE Shah Jahan II c. 1719 CE Niku-siyar Muhammad c. 1719 CE [Ibrahim] [c. 1720 CE] Muhammad Shah c. 1719 CE–1748 CE Ahmad Shah Bahadur c. 1748 CE–1754 CE Alamgir II c. 1754 CE–1759 CE [Shah Jahan III] [c. 1759 CE] Shah Alam II *(1st reign)* c. 1759 CE–1788 CE Bidar Bakht c. 1788 CE Shah Alam II *(2nd reign)* c. 1788 CE–1806 CE Akbar II c. 1806 CE–1837 CE Bahadur Shah II c. 1837–1858 CE SortSuri Dynasty (c. 1540 CE-1555 CE) Sher Shah Sur c. 1540 CE–1545 CE Islam Shah c. 1545–1554 A.D. Muhammad V c. 1554 CE Ibrahim Khan III c. 1554 CE–1555 CE Ahmad Khan Sikandar Shah III c. 1555 CE **WEST** SortSultans of Gujarat \[c. 1403 CE–1583 CE\] [CONTINUED](/lodis-c-1451-ce-1526-ce#Lodis-Sultans-Gujarat)Mahmud Shah II c. 1526 CE Bahadur Shah (1st reign) c. 1526 CE–1535 CE [*Mughal occupation*] [c. 1535 CE–1536 CE] Bahadur Shah (2nd reign) c. 1536 CE–1537 CE Mahmud Shah III c. 1537 CE–1554 CE Ahmad Shah III c. 1554 CE–1561 CE Muzaffar Shah III (1st reign) c. 1561 CE-1573 CE [*Mughal occupation* ] [c. 1573 CE–1583 CE] Muzaffar Shah III (2nd reign) c. 1583 CE SortNizam Shahi (Ahmadnagar) \[c. 1490 CE–1636 CE\] Ahmad Nizam Shah Bahri c. 1490 CE–1509 CE Burhan I c. 1509 CE–1554 CE Husayn I c. 1554 CE-1565 CE Murtaza I c. 1565 CE–1589 CE Husayn II c. 1589 CE–1590 CE Isma'il c. 1590 CE–1591 CE Burhan II c. 1591 CE–1595 CE Ibrahim c. 1595 CE Bahadur *\[Mughal capture of Ahmadnagar\]* c. 1595 CE–1600 CE Murtada II c. 1600 CE–1610 CE Burhan III c. 1610 CE–1632 CE Husayn III c. 1632 CE–1633 CE SortImad Shahi Dynasty / Sultans of Berar \[c. 1490 CE-1572 CE\] Fathullah Imad-ul-Mulk c. 1490 CE–1504 CE Aladdin Imad Shah c. 1504 CE–1529 CE Darya Imad Shah c. 1529 CE–1562 CE Burhan Imad Shah c. 1562 CE–1568 CE Tufail Khan c. 1568 CE–1572 CE Sort'Adil Shahi (Bijapur) \[c. 1489 CE–1686 CE\] Yusuf 'Adil Khan c. 1490 CE–1510 CE Isma'il c. 1510 CE–1534 CE Mallu c. 1534 CE–1535 CE Ibrahim I c. 1535 CE–1558 CE 'Ali I c. 1558 CE–1580 CE Ibrahim II c. 1580 CE–1627 CE Muhammad c. 1627 CE–1657 CE 'Ali II c. 1657 CE-1673 CE Sikandar c. 1673 CE–1686 CE SortBarid Shahi (Bidar) \[c. 1487 CE–1619 CE\] [\[1\] ](#Mughal-1) Qasim Barid I c. 1492 CE–1504 CE Amir Barid I c. 1504 CE–1542 CE Ali Barid Shah I c. 1542 CE–1580 CE Ibrahim Barid Shah c. 1580 CE–1587 CE Qasim Barid Shah II c. 1587 CE–1591 CE Ali Barid Shah II c. 1591 CE Amir Barid Shah II c. 1591 CE–1600 CE Mirza Ali Barid Shah III c. 1600 CE–1609 CE Amir Barid Shah III [\[2\] ](#Mughal-2) c. 1609 CE–1619 CE SortMaratha (Bhonsale/ Chhatrapati) \[c. 1674 - \] Shivaji c. 1674 CE–1680 CE Sambhaji c. 1680 CE–1689 CE Rajaram Chhatrapati c. 1689 CE–1700 CE **SOUTH** SortQutb Shahi (Sultanate of Golconda) \[c. 1496 CE–1687 CE\] Sultan Quli Khwass Khan Baharlu c. 1497 CE–1543 CE Yar Quli Jamshid c. 1543 CE–1550 CE Subhan c. 1550 CE Ibrahim c. 1550 CE–1580 CE Muhammad Quli c. 1580 CE–1612 CE Muhammad c. 1612 CE–1626 CE 'Abdullah c. 1626 CE–1672 CE Abu'l Hasan c. 1672 CE–1687 CE SortTuluva Dynasty[ \[3\] ](#Mughal-3)\[c. late 15th century CE-1576 CE\] Īśvara Nāyaka Narasa Nāyaka Vīra Narasimha c. 1505 CE-1509 CE Krishnadeva Rāya c. 1509 CE-1529 CE[ \[4\] ](#Mughal-4) Achyutadeva Rāya c. 1529 CE-1542 CE[ \[5\] ](#Mughal-5) Venkata I c. 1542 CE Salakaraju Tirumala (maternal uncle of Venkata I) c. 1542 CE Sadāśiva c. 1542 CE-1576 CE SortAravīḍu Dynasty[ \[6\] ](#Mughal-6)\[c. 1570 CE-1669 CE\] [\[7\] ](#Mughal-7) Aravīṭi Bukka Rāmarāja Sriranga Tirumala c. 1570 CE-1572 CE Śrīranga I c. 1572 CE-1585 CE Venkata II c. 1585 CE-1614 CE Śrīranga II c. 1614 CE Rāmadevarāya c. 1618 CE-1630 CE Peda Venkata or Venkata III c. 1630 CE-1642 CE[\[8\]](#Mughal-8) Śrīranga III c. 1642 CE-1672 CE[\[9\]](#Mughal-9) SortThe Wodeyars of Mysore \[c. 1578 CE-1947 CE\] [CONTINUED](#Mughal-Ghazi-Khan-Chak-line)Timmaraja Wodeyar II c. 1553 CE–1572 CE Bola Chamaraja Wodeyar IV c. 1572 CE–1576 CE Chamaraja Wodeyar V c. 1576 CE–1578 CE Raja Wodeyar I c. 1578 CE–1617 CE Chamaraja Wodeyar VI c. 1617 CE–1637 CE Raja Wodeyar II c. 1637 CE–1638 CE (Ranadhira) Kanthirava Narasaraja c. 1638 CE-1659 CE[\[10\]](#Mughal-9) Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar c. 1659 CE–1673 CE Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar c. 1673 CE–1704 CE Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar II c. 1704 CE–1714 CE \[1\] Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). The Mughul Empire, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, \[2\] [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_sultanates#cite_note-michell_274-11) \[3\] Sastri 1966 311 \[4\] Eaton, 2019, p. 149 \[5\] Eaton, 2019, p. 159 \[6\] Sastri 1966 312 \[7\] Eaton, 2019, p. 176 \[8\] Eaton, 2019, p. 180 \[9\] Eaton, 2019, p. 180 \[10\] Eaton, 2019, p. 183 [see full bibliography](/bibliography#Mughal-bibliography)