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Important Muslim Emperors of India

1. Razia Sultan (1236-1240) -only woman ever crowned in the Delhi Sultanate

2. Jalauddin Firuz Khilji (1290-1296) -founded Khilji dynasty.

3. Ala-ud-din Khilji (1296-1316) - second ruler of the Khilji dynasty

4. Bahlul Lodhi (1451-1489) - founded the Lodhi dynasty

5. Sikander Lodhi (1489-1517) - Son of Bahlul Lodhi ( introduced the Gaz-i-Sikandar of 32 digits for measuring cultivated fields.)

6. Ibrahim Lodhi (1517-1526) - Son of Sikandar Lodhi and the last king and Last Sultan of Delhi.

7.  Babur (1526-1530) - succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor.

8. Humayun (1530-1536) - second Mughal Emperor

9. Akbar (1556-1605) -The third and the greatest ruler of the Mughal Dynasty.

10. Jahangir (1605-1627) -The most distinguished achievement of Jahangir was his victory over Mewar.

11. Shah Jahan (1628-1658) -  Fifth Mughal Emperor of India.

12. Aurangzeb (1658-1707) - sixth Mughal Emperor , ruled for almost 50 years.