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Alivardi Khan

1671 - 1756

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Alivardi Khan (1671 – 9 April 1756) was the fourth Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756. He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs by defeating Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 and assumed power himself. During much of his reign Alivardi encountered frequent Maratha raids under Raghuji Bhonsle, culminating in the surrender of the province of Orissa in a peace settlement in 1751. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alivardi Khan has received more than 559,010 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Alivardi Khan is the 13,332nd most popular politician (up from 13,523rd in 2019), the 528th most popular biography from India (up from 529th in 2019) and the 166th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alivardi Khan ranks 13,332 out of 19,576. Before him are Giora Feidman, Thomas Remengesau Jr., Marcus, Eric Adams, Marija Pejčinović Burić, and Arvīds Pelše. After him are Chung Un-chan, Kazimierz Sosnkowski, John Spata, Enda Kenny, Liu Yandong, and Taki Inoue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1671, Alivardi Khan ranks 18. Before him are Johann Christoph Bach, Luigi Guido Grandi, Antoine Forqueray, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, and François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie. After him is Colley Cibber. Among people deceased in 1756, Alivardi Khan ranks 12. Before him are Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, Princess Louise of Denmark, Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, Giacomo Antonio Perti, and Olof Celsius.

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In India

Among people born in India, Alivardi Khan ranks 528 out of 1,861. Before him are Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565), Mayawati (1956), Jackie Shroff (1957), Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Boney Kapoor (1955), and Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936). After him are Sabu Dastagir (1924), Jyoti Basu (1914), Kātyāyana (-200), Amjad Khan (1940), Krishan Chander (1914), and Mohan Bhagwat (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Alivardi Khan ranks 166. Before him are Meira Kumar (1945), Durgabai Deshmukh (1909), Islam Shah Suri (1510), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923), Kalyan Singh (1932), and Mayawati (1956). After him are Jyoti Basu (1914), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959), Jagjivan Ram (1908), Shahu I (1682), Vasundhara Raje (1953), and Bhagwan Das (1869).

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