The Mughal Empire: Mughal Rulers and Their Other Names | Different Names of Mughal Rulers

 

Major Mughal Rulers and Their Birth Names and Other Names:

 

 

Rulers	Birth Names	Other Names or Titles
Babur (Means – Tiger)	Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur	Firdaws Makani (posthumously given)
Humayun	Nasir-ud-din Mohammad	-
Akbar	Jalal-ud-din Mohammad Akbar	-
Jahangir (Means ‘Conqueror of the world’)	Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim	Salim, Jannat Makani (posthumously given)
Shah Jahan (Means – ‘The king of the world’)	Shihab-al-din Mohammad Khurram	Khurram
Aurangzeb (Means – ‘Ornaments to the throne’)	Muhi-al-din Mohammad	Alamgir (this is his regnal title, meaning ‘conqueror of the world’) Other titles – Caliph of the merciful, Monarch of Islam, Living custodian of God etc.