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Alauddin Khalji

1266 - 1316

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Alauddin Khalji (Persian: علاء الدین خلجی; r. 1296–1316), born Ali Gurshasp, was a ruler from the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate in the Indian subcontinent. Alauddin instituted a number of significant administrative changes in India, related to revenues, price controls, and society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alauddin Khalji has received more than 11,153,004 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Alauddin Khalji is the 1,173rd most popular politician (down from 986th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from India (down from 10th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Politician.

Alauddin khalji was a sultan of the khalji dynasty in india. He is most famous for his conquest of delhi and the subsequent expansion of the sultanate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alauddin Khalji ranks 1,173 out of 19,576. Before him are Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Ahmed Ben Bella, Sandra Mason, Michael VII Doukas, Al-Mu'tasim, and Basil I. After him are Frederick II of Denmark, Alfredo Stroessner, Hua Guofeng, Pauline Bonaparte, Ghazan, and Fuxi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1266, Alauddin Khalji ranks 1. After him are Jadwiga of Kalisz, Zhou Daguan, Hethum II, King of Armenia, and Herman VII, Margrave of Baden-Baden. Among people deceased in 1316, Alauddin Khalji ranks 4. Before him are Louis X of France, Ramon Llull, and John I of France. After him are Öljaitü, Stefan Dragutin, Giles of Rome, Vytenis, Guo Shoujing, Marjorie Bruce, Malik Kafur, and Louis of Burgundy.

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In India

Among people born in India, Alauddin Khalji ranks 42 out of 1,861. Before him are Kabir (1440), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Amir Khusrow (1253), and Sita (null). After him are Bhāskara II (1114), Tulsidas (1532), Amartya Sen (1933), Ghalib (1797), Tipu Sultan (1750), and Savitribai Phule (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Alauddin Khalji ranks 15. Before him are Subhas Chandra Bose (1897), Sariputta (-568), Jahangir (1569), Aurangzeb (1618), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), and Rani of Jhansi (1828). After him are Tipu Sultan (1750), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Harsha (590), Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), and Rajiv Gandhi (1944).

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