16th-century Indian monarchs

Akbar (Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar, – ), also known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in the Indian subcontinent. He is generally considered one of the greatest emperors in Indian history and led a successful campaign to unify the various kingdoms of Hindūstān or India proper.

Babur (, ; 14 February 148326 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively. He was also given the posthumous name of Firdaws Makani ('Dwelling in Paradise').

Nasir al-Din Muhammad (, 6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (, ), was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to his death in 1556. At the time of his death, the Mughal Empire spanned almost one million square kilometers.

Founder of the Suri Empire in India (1472-1545)

16th century ruler of Mewar, India

Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1517 to 1526

Krishnadevaraya (17 January 1471 – 17 October 1529) was emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529 and the third ruler of the Tuluva dynasty. Widely regarded as one of the greatest rulers in Indian history, he presided over the empire at its political and cultural zenith and is remembered as an iconic figure by many Indians. Following the decline of the Delhi Sultanate, he ruled the largest and most powerful empire in India during his time.

Hemu (; also known as Hemu Vikramaditya and Hemchandra Vikramaditya; died 5 November 1556) was an Indian emperor who previously served as a general and Wazir of Adil Shah Suri of Sur Empire during a period in Indian history when Mughals and Afghans were vying for power across North India. He fought Afghan rebels across North India from Punjab to Bengal and Mughal forces of Humayun and Akbar in Agra and Delhi, winning 22 battles for Adil Shah Suri.

Sultan of Delhi from 1489 to 1517

Sultan of the Suri Empire from 1545 to 1554

Maharana of Mewar

Sultan of Gujarat

Queen of Ullal who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century

first ruler of the Qutb Shahi sultanate

monarch

Sultan of Bijapur

Fifth Sultan of Adil Shahi dynasty

princess and ruler of Bundi, India

Sur ruler

Vijayanagara emperor

king of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur (1522-1572)

Ruler of a Vijayanagara Empire of South India

Sultan of Gujarat

sultan of the Suri Empire

Sultan of Bijapur

Sultan of Bengal from 1493 to 1519

Fourth ruler of the Sur dynasty

Indian monarch

Muslim ruler of Malwa

Final Sultan of Bengal (1572-76)

Indian king

3rd ruler of Sur dynasty

Indian ruler

Ruler of Bengal

Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire

Indian monarch

King of the Vijayanagara Empire

the last Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of Bengal

ruler of Muzaffarid dynasty, ruled Gujarat Sultanate (1511-1526)

Ruler of Bengal

sultan of Ahmadnagar

Rajput king of Tomara clan

sultan of Gujarat

sultan of Bengal

Sultan of Bijapur

sultan of the Berar Sultanate

Kacchwaha King of Amber, later known as Jaipur

Indian monarch

King of Mysore (1507-1576)

sultan of the Berar Sultanate

King of Mysore

adil Shahi Emperor

rao of Marwar