- male, deceased (1641)
- Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan was the father of Arjumand Banu Begum, also known as Mumtaz Mahal, who was the wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Asaf...
- male
- Abdul Hamid Lahori was a traveller during the period of Shah Jahan who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan. He wrote the book Padshah...
- male, deceased (1537)
- Bahadur Shah (ruled 1526-1535 and 1536-1537) was a Sultan of Gujarat. During his reign Gujarat was under pressure from the expanding Mughal Empire...
- male
- Abu al-Hasan was the son of Aqa Reza of Herat in western Afghanistan, a city with an artistic tradition. Aqa Reza had taken up employment with...
- male
- A Chinggisid was a descendant of Ghengis Khan, one of his lineage. Chinggis is a preferred spelling for Ghengis. Although many spellings are found...
- male, deceased (1627)
- Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana, also known as Rahim was a poet and the son of Akbar’s trusted caretaker, Bairam Khan. After Bairam Khan was murdered, hi...
- male
- Ramaraja was the fifth monarch of the Maratha Confederacy. He was the adoptive son of Chhatrapati Shahuji, and the putative grandson of Chhatrapati...
- male
- Baiju Bawra was a legendary Indian dhrupadiya singer. Baiju Bawra was a court musician of the Raja of Chanderi (now in District Guna,...
- female, deceased (1702)
- Zeb-un-Nissa Makhfi was the eldest daughter of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. Princess Zeb-un-Nissa is fondly remembered as a Sufi and a poet.
- male
- Mullah Do Piaza was among the Mughal emperor Akbar's chief advisors. Akbar regarded his advice in high esteem and included him among the nine gems...
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