was known as Prince Mirza Akbar before his coronation. Emperor Babur took the imperial title of Padishah on 6 March 1508, before which he used the title Mirza. Mughal dynasty Mirza Zahirudin 1523–1530, first Mughal Emperor. Mirza Nasiruddin 1530–1539 & 1554–1555, second Mughal Emperor. Mirza Jalaluddin 1555–1605, third Mughal Emperor. Mirza Nuruddin 1605–1627, fourth Mughal Emperor. Mirza Khurram 1627–1658, fifth Mughal Emperor. Mirza Muhiuddin 1658–1707, sixth Mughal Emperor. Mirza Azam 1707, seventh Mughal Emperor. Mirza Mu'Azzam 1707–1712, eighth Mughal Emperor. Sultan Muizuddin Mirza 1712–1713, ninth Mughal Emperor. Mouinudd'in Muhammad Mirza 1712–1719, tenth Mughal Emperor. Sultan Shamsuddin Mirza 1719, eleventh Mughal Emperor. Sultan Rafiuddin Mirza (later Shah Jahan II) 1719, twelfth Mughal Emperor. Sultan Nekusiyar Mirza 1719, thirteenth Mughal Emperor. Sultan Akhtar Mirza, fourteenth Mughal Emperor. Ahmad Shah Mirza 1720–1748, fifteenth Mughal Emperor. Aziz 'ud-Din Beg Mirza 1754–1759, sixteenth Mughal Emperor. Jalal 'ud-Din Mirza 1759–1760, seventeenth Mughal Emperor. Muhi-ul-millat Mirza 1788–1806, eighteenth Mughal Emperor. Mirza Akbar 1806–1837, nineteenth Mughal Emperor. Sirajuddin Mirza 1837–1857, Mughal Emperor. Mirza Abdullah, son of Bahadur Shah II 1850–1897, Mughal Emperor. Mirza Aziz Koka (1542–1624), foster-brother of Akbar, son of Ataga Khan Imperial families of Central India and Bengal The archaic Bengali form of Mirza was Mridha in Bengal and Bihar. Mirza Shuja ud-din Muhammad Khan, second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Mirza Asadullah, third Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Mirza Muhammad Ali, fourth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Mirza Mohammad Siraj, fifth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Mirza Hassan Ali Khan Bahadur, 18th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Mirza Wasif Ali Khan, 19th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Mirza Waris Ali Khan, 20th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Royal family of Awadh Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan, second Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh) Mirza Amani Asif-ud-Dawlah, fourth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh Mirza Asif Jah Wazir Ali Khan, fifth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh Mirza Wajid Ali Shah, eleventh Nawab Subahdar (fifth King) of Awadh Rajput dynasty Rajputs of Northern India Originally being adversaries and opponents to the Mughal Emperors, the title Mirza was also adopted by the Muslim Rajputs of Northern India. The Rajput imperial families were descendants of ancient Indo-Aryan warriors who strategically formed blood alliances with Mughal aristocracy. The Rajputs were rulers of princely states comprising vast territories of Northern India, including the Punjab Region, Kashmir and Rajasthan. Inter-marriage between Mughal aristocracy and Rajput aristocracy became very common