The Mughal dynasty gave 19 rulers to Hindustan. It was the fifth, Shah Jahan, who established his capital in Delhi. The Delhi Walla gives you the entire list of Mughal rulers, from Babur, the first Mughal, to Zafar, the last.
1. Babur
b. 1483, r. 1526-1530
b. 1483, r. 1526-1530
2. Humayun
b. 1508, r. 1530-1539 and 1555-1556
b. 1508, r. 1530-1539 and 1555-1556
3. Akbar
b. 1542, r. 1556-1605
b. 1542, r. 1556-1605
4. Jahangir (Prince Salim)
b. 1569, r. 1605-1627
b. 1569, r. 1605-1627
5. Shah Jahan (Prince Khurram)
1592-1666, r. 1627-1658
1592-1666, r. 1627-1658
6. Aurangzeb (Alamgir I)
b. 1618, r. 1658-1707
b. 1618, r. 1658-1707
7. Azam Shah
1653-1707, r. 1707
1653-1707, r. 1707
8. Shah Alam Bahadur Shah I (Muazzam)
b. 1643, r. 1707-1712
b. 1643, r. 1707-1712
9. Azim Ush-Shan
1664-1712, r. 1712
1664-1712, r. 1712
10. Jahandar Shah (Muizuddin)
b. 1661, r. 1712-1713
b. 1661, r. 1712-1713
11. Farrukhsiyar
b. 1683, r. 1713-1719
b. 1683, r. 1713-1719
12. Rafi Ud-Darajat
1699-1719, r. 1719
1699-1719, r. 1719
13. Shah Jahan II
1696-1747, r. 1719
1696-1747, r. 1719
14. Muhammad Shah (Roshan Akhtar)
b. 1702, r. 1719-1748
b. 1702, r. 1719-1748
15. Ahmad Shah
1727-1774, r. 1748-1754
1727-1774, r. 1748-1754
16. Alamgir II
b. 1699, r. 1754-1759
b. 1699, r. 1754-1759
17. Shah Alam II (Ali Gauhar)
b. 1728, r. 1759-1806
b. 1728, r. 1759-1806
18. Akbar Shah II (Muinuddin)
b. 1760, r. 1806-1837
b. 1760, r. 1806-1837
19. Bahadur Shah Zafar (Abu Zafar)
1775-1862, r. 1837-1858
1775-1862, r. 1837-1858
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