Mughal emperors educational qualification know babar to bahadur shah zafar how much educated mughal rulers

Babar is known as the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. Babar was known as a scholar, warrior and poet. He wrote his autobiography Tuzuk-e-Babri, which was written in Turkish language. It is also called Baburnama and memories of Babar.

After Babar, Humayun took over the rule. It is said that Humayun was counted among the most learned scholars. He used to spend most of his time in the library. It was here that Humayun died after falling down the stairs in the library.

​After Humayun, the responsibility of taking over the rule fell on Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar. He was the third ruler of the Mughal dynasty. Akbar was illiterate but he was very brave. Despite being illiterate, he gave great importance to knowledge and wisdom.

Jahangir was the elder son of Akbar. Akbar had sent him to Fatehpur Sikri to get education. Where Jahangir was given knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hindi, history, geography, mathematics etc.

Shahjahan, who built the world famous Taj Mahal, became the Mughal ruler after Jahangir. Shahjahan had understanding of many types of cultural arts like martial arts, poetry and music. The story of Shahjahan's life is known as Padshahnama.

Shahjahan's son Aurangzeb is counted among the most cruel Mughal rulers. He used to get Rs 500 a day, which he mostly spent on his education. Aurangzeb received education in Arabic and Persian. Apart from this, Shahjahan's son Dara Shikoh was very fond of reading Upanishads.

After Aurangzeb, his son Bahadur Shah Zafar took over the command of the Mughal dynasty. He received education in Arabic and Persian. He was trained in warfare, horse riding and archery. Bahadur Shah Zafar loved writing ghazals. Apart from this, he was also a brilliant poet. Even the British feared that his poetry might spread unrest. Therefore he was not allowed to use pen and paper. But Bahadur Shah Zafar used to write ghazals with coal in jail.