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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, related to revenues, price controls, and society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alauddin Khalji has received more than 10,817,443 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Alauddin Khalji is the 988th most popular politician (up from 1,123rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 30th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Afghan 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 988 out of 15,577Before him are Phocas, 5th Dalai Lama, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Clement Attlee, George II of Greece, and Josep Borrell. After him are Leo VI the Wise, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Justinian II, Gudea, John I Tzimiskes, and Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Alauddin Khalji ranks 10 out of 145Before him are Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Hafizullah Amin (1929), and Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909). After him are Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Amanullah Khan (1892), Abu Dawood (817), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), and Mohammed Omar (1962).

Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Alauddin Khalji ranks 8Before him are Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Hafizullah Amin (1929), and Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909). After him are Amanullah Khan (1892), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Mohammed Omar (1962), Babrak Karmal (1929), Humayun (1508), and Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890).