The Most Famous
COMPANIONS from Afghanistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Afghan Companions. The pantheon dataset contains 673 Companions, 1 of which were born in Afghanistan. This makes Afghanistan the birth place of the 47th most number of Companions behind Lithuania and Libya.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Afghan Companions of all time. This list of famous Afghan Companions is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Nur Jahan (1577 - 1645)
With an HPI of 62.04, Nur Jahan is the most famous Afghan Companion. Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages on wikipedia.
Nur Jahan (lit. ' Light of the world '; c. 1577 – 18 December 1645), born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have been the real power behind the throne for more than a decade. Wielding a level of power and influence unprecedented for a Mughal empress, she was granted honours and privileges never enjoyed by any of her predecessors or successors like issuing having coinage struck in her name. Her pre-eminence was in part made possible by her husband Jahangir's addiction to hunting, alcohol and opium and his frequent ill-health.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as companions born between 1577 and 1577. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased companions include Nur Jahan.
