Question: when did the mughal rule come to an end
Answer: Mughal Empire گورکانیان ( Persian ) Gūrkāniyān مغلیہ سلطنت ‬ ( Urdu ) Mug̱liyah Salṭanat 1526 -- 1540 1555 -- 1857 The empire at its greatest extent , in the late 17th and early 18th centuries Capital Agra ( 1526 -- 1540 ; 1555 -- 1571 ; 1598 -- 1648 ) Fatehpur Sikri ( 1571 -- 1585 ) Lahore ( May 1586 -- 1598 ) Shahjahanabad , Delhi ( 1648 -- 1857 ) Languages Persian ( official and court language ) Arabic ( for religious ceremonies ) Chagatai Turkic ( only initially ) Urdu ( Language of the elite , later made official ) Other South Asian languages Religion Sunni Islam ( 1526 -- 1857 ) Din - i Ilahi ( 1582 -- 1605 ) Gove