Jahangir
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Nur ud-din Muhammad Salim, known by his royal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from 1605 until his death in 1627.
Portrait by Abu al-Hasan, c. 1617
Persian 47 Wellcome L0050349
Portrait of Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, giving birth to prince Salim in Fatehpur Sikri, painted by Bishandas.
Coin of Jahangir
Akbar
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Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand
Jahangir
…was the fourth Mughal emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from 1605 until his death in 1627. The third and only surviving son of Emperor Akbar I (r. 1556–1605) and his consort Maryam uz-Zamani. Jahangir received a comprehensive education, which included the languages Chagatai, Persian, and…
Akbar with a lion and a calf, by Govardhan, c. 1630
Official seal of Mughal emperor Akbar, from Or 14982 1, dating to 978 A.H.
Contemporary portrait of Akbar as a boy, offering a painting to his father Humayun while in Kabul. Painted in 1550–56
Afghan troops of the Sur Empire surrendering to the Mughal forces of Akbar at the Siege of Mankot (1557). Akbarnama (1590–95)