List of Mughal grand viziers

This is the list of grand viziers (vazīr-e azam) of the Mughal Empire.

Wazir-e-azam of
the Mughal Empire
AppointerMoghul Padisah
Formation1526
First holderAmir Nizamu-d din Khalifa
Final holderAsaf-ud-Daula
Abolished1797

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
Amir Nizamu-d din Khalifa 1526 1540 1st Battle of panipat

Battle of Khanwa

 Babur (1526 – 1530)

& Humayun (1530 – 1540)

Qaracha Khan 1541 ? He was a governor of qandhar and humayun appoint him as Grand-Vizier of the Mughal State. Humayun (1530 – 1556)
Bairam Khan[1] 1556 1561 Akbar-i-Azam
اکبر اعظم
(1556-1605)
Todar Mal[1] 1582 1589
Abdur Rahim[1] 1589 1595
Mirza Aziz Koka[1] 1595 1605
Sharif Khan[1] 1605 1611 Jahangir
جہانگیر
(1605-1627)
Mirza Ghias Beg[1] 1611 1622
Asaf Khan[1] 1622 1630
Afzal Khan[1] 1630 1639 Shah Jahan
شاہ جہان
(1628-1658)
Islam Khan[1] 1639 1640
Sadullah Khan[2] 1641 1656
Mir Jumla[3] 1656 1657 Alamgir I
عالمگیر
(1658-1707)
Jafar Khan[4] 1657 1658
Fazil Khan[5] 1658 1663
Jafar Khan[6] 1663 1670 [7]
Asad Khan[8] 1676 1707
Mun'im Khan[9] 1707 1711 Bahadur Shah I
بہادر شاہ
(1707-1712)
Hidayatullah Khan[10] 1711 1713 Jahandar Shah
جہاندار شاہ
(1712-1713)
Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung[11] 1712 1713
Mir Rustam Ali Khan[1] 1710 1737 Farrukhsiyar
فرخ سیر
(1713–1719)
Sayyid Abdullah Khan[12] 1713 1720
Muhammad Amin Khan[13] 1720 1721 Muhammad Shah
محمد شاہ
(1719-1748)
Nizam-ul-Mulk[14] 1721 1724
Qamar-ud-din Khan 1724 1748
Safdar Jang[15] 1748 1753 Ahmad Shah Bahadur
احمد شاہ بہادر
(1748-1754)
Intizam-ud-Daulah[16] 1753 1754
Imad-ul-Mulk[17] 1754 1760 Alamgir II
عالمگیر دوم
(1754-1759)
(de-facto wazir-i-azam

Shuja ud-Daulah)[18]

(Original shahjada-wazir-i-azam

Mirza Jawan Bakht)

 1760





1760

 1775





1784

 Shah Alam II
شاہ عالم دوم
(1760-1806)
Asaf-ud-Daula[19] 1775 1797

See also

References
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