1526–1857 ↓ Flag The Mughal Empire during the reign of  Aurangzeb  c. 1700 Capital Agra (1526–1571) Fatehpur Sikri (1571–1585) Lahore (1585–1598) Agra (1598–1649) Delhi (1649–1857) Language(s) Persian ( court language ) [1] Chagatai Turkic Urdu Religion Islam Government Absolute monarchy , unitary state with  federal structure Emperor  - 1526–1530 Babur   (first)