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

 

Major Mughal Rulers and Their Birth Names and Other Names:

 
A picture of Mughal Ruler Akbar and his courtmen

 

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.

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