Humāyūn (born March 6, 1508, Kabul [Afghanistan]—died January 1556, Delhi [India]) was the second Mughal ruler of India, who was more an adventurer than a consolidator of his empire. The son and successor of Bābur, who had founded the Mughal dynasty, Humāyūn ruled from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556.