Jahangir

Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) succeeded Akbar as the fourth Mughal emperor. He issued twelve ordinances, hung a chain of justice at Agra, blinded and then had physicians treat his rebel son Khusrau, shared government with Nur Jahan, lost Kandahar to Iran, and kept a candid memoir of his reign.

The Mughal Empire (1526-1857) ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for three centuries, from Babur's victory at Panipat to the deposition of Bahadur Shah Zafar. At its height it was among the wealthiest and most populous states in the world.