The Mughal empire extended from 1526 to 1857.
To reflect the focus of the exhibition and website, this dynastic tree extends from Timur, the founder of the Timurid dynasty, through the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan.

Timur

(d.1405)

Miran Shah

(d. 1408)

Sultan Muhammad

Abu Sa'id

(d. 1469)

Umar Shaykh

(d.1494)

Babur

(1483–1530) (r. 1526–30)

Humayun

(1508–1556)
(r. 1530–40 and 1555–56)

Akbar

(1542–1605) (r. 1556–1605)

Jahangir

(1569–1627) (r. 1605–27)

Shah Jahan

(1592–1666) (r. 1627–58)

Hamida Banu Begum

married to Humayun

Nur Jahan Begum

married to Jahangir (d. 1645)

Mumtaz Mahal

married to Shah Jahan
(d. 1631)

Asaf Khan

brother of Nur Jahan Begum, father of Mumtaz Mahal
(d. 1641)