List of Mughal Grand Viziers

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Grand Vizier of
the Mughal Empire
Appointer The Mughal Emperor
Formation 1526
Abolished 1857

This is the list of Grand Viziers (vazīr-e azam) of the Mughal Empire.

History

The seniormost official under the Mughals, or the Prime Minister, held different titles such as Vakil, Vakil-us-Sultanat, Wazir, Diwan, Diwan-i-Ala and Diwan Wazir under different Mughal emperors.[1] Under Babur and Humayun, the institution of the wazirat was not fully developed owing to a lack of an entrenched nobility and political upheaval. Nonetheless, individuals under both rulers did rise to positions equivalent to the position of prime minister and under Humayun reforms were first attempted to clarify the roles of Vakil and Wazir.[1]

In the early years of Akbar's reign, the position of prime minister was first officially held by Bairam Khan as Vakil-us-Sultanat, and he exercised considerable influence over the emperor. Over time the power of the Vakil gradually declined, and during the reign of his successor Jahangir the role of Wazir replaced the Vakil as the most important officer in government.[1]

List of Grand Viziers

Portrait Name Term of office Notable events Emperor
Bairam Khan[1] 1556 1561 Akbar-i-Azam
اکبر اعظم
(1556-1605)
Raja Todar Mall, Finance Minister of Akbar.jpg Todar Mal[1] 1582 1589
Abdur Rahim[1] 1589 1595
80px Mirza Aziz Koka[1] 1595 1605
Sharif Khan[1] 1605 1611


Jahangir
جہانگیر
(1605-1627)
80px Mirza Ghias Beg[1] 1611 1622


Portrait of Asaf Khan.jpg Asaf Khan[1] 1622 1630
Afzal Khan[1] 1630 1639 Shah Jahan
شاہ جہان
(1628-1658)
Islam Khan[1] 1639 1645
Sadullah Khan giving audience, c1655.jpg Sadullah Khan[1] 1645 1656
80px Mir Jumla[2] 1656 1663 Alamgir I
عالمگیر
(1658-1707)
Jafar Khan[3] 1663 1676
Asad Khan[4] 1676 1707
Mun'im Khan[5] 1707 1712


Bahadur Shah I
بہادر شاہ
(1707-1712)
Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung[6] 1712 1713 Jahandar Shah
جہاندار شاہ
(1712-1713)
80px Sayyid Abdullah Khan[7] 1713 1720
Mir Rustam Ali Khan[1] 1710 1737 Farrukhsiyar
فرخ سیر
(1713–1719)
Muḥammad Amín Xán.jpg Muhammad Amin Khan[8] 1720 1721 Muhammad Shah
محمد شاہ
(1719-1748)
80px Nizam-ul-Mulk[9] 1721 1724
The vizier Qamar ud-Din circa 1735 Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.jpg Qamar-ud-din Khan 1724 1748
80px Safdar Jang[10] 1748 1753 Ahmad Shah Bahadur
احمد شاہ بہادر
(1748-1754)
Intizam-ud-Daulah[11] 1753 1754
Ghází al-Dín Xán ʿImád al-Mulk.jpg Imad-ul-Mulk[12] 1754 1760 Alamgir II
عالمگیر دوم
(1754-1759)
अवध के नवाब शुजाउद्दौला.jpg Shuja ud-Daulah[13] 1760 1775 Shah Alam II
شاہ عالم دوم
(1760-1806)
Asifportrait2 - Asuf ud Daula.jpg Asaf-ud-Daula[14] 1775 1797

See also

References

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  12. ↑ Khwaja, Sehar. "Fosterage and Motherhood in the Mughal Harem: Intimate Relations and the Political System in Eighteenth-Century India." Social Scientist 46, no. 5-6 (2018): 39-60. Accessed August 7, 2020. doi:10.2307/26530803.
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