POLITICIAN
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
1772 - 1834
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (Persian: فتحعلىشاه قاجار, romanized: Fatḥ-ʻAli Šâh Qâjâr; May 1769 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irrevocable ceding of Iran's northern territories in the Caucasus, comprising what is nowadays Georgia, Dagestan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Persian Wars of 1804–1813 and 1826–1828 and the resulting treaties of Gulistan and Turkmenchay. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar has received more than 731,719 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Fath-Ali Shah Qajar is the 1,974th most popular politician (up from 2,224th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 80th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Iranian Politician.
Fath-ali shah qajar was the second shah of the qajar dynasty and is most famous for his military campaigns against Russia and his modernization of Iran.
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730k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
4.16
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ranks 1,974 out of 19,576. Before him are Boris Johnson, Afonso VI of Portugal, Philipp Scheidemann, Lothair II, Aurelius Victor, and Benazir Bhutto. After him are John II of Aragon, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Wilhelm Marx, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and Juraj Jánošík.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBoris Johnson
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,968
Afonso VI of Portugal
1643 - 1683
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,969
Philipp Scheidemann
1865 - 1939
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,970
Lothair II
835 - 869
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,971
Aurelius Victor
320 - 390
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,972
Benazir Bhutto
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1,973
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
1772 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1,974
John II of Aragon
1398 - 1479
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1,975
Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1,976
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
1895 - 1952
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1,977
Wilhelm Marx
1863 - 1946
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1,978
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
1870 - 1949
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1,979
Juraj Jánošík
1688 - 1713
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,980
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1772, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ranks 7. Before him are David Ricardo, Novalis, Charles Fourier, William I of the Netherlands, Friedrich Schlegel, and Nachman of Breslov. After him are Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ram Mohan Roy, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, and Henri de la Rochejaquelein. Among people deceased in 1834, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ranks 7. Before him are Thomas Robert Malthus, Pedro I of Brazil, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Joseph Marie Jacquard, and Sunjo of Joseon. After him are Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alois Senefelder, William Carey, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Husein Gradaščević, and Jacques Balmat.
Others Born in 1772
Go to all RankingsDavid Ricardo
ECONOMIST
1772 - 1823
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 1
Novalis
WRITER
1772 - 1801
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 2
Charles Fourier
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1837
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 3
William I of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1843
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 4
Friedrich Schlegel
WRITER
1772 - 1829
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 5
Nachman of Breslov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1772 - 1810
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 6
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 7
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
COMPANION
1772 - 1807
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 8
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
WRITER
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 9
Ram Mohan Roy
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1833
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 10
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
BIOLOGIST
1772 - 1844
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 11
Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1804
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 12
Henri de la Rochejaquelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1794
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1834
Go to all RankingsThomas Robert Malthus
ECONOMIST
1766 - 1834
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 1
Pedro I of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1834
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 2
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1834
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 3
Friedrich Schleiermacher
PHILOSOPHER
1768 - 1834
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 4
Joseph Marie Jacquard
INVENTOR
1752 - 1834
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 5
Sunjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1834
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 6
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 7
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
WRITER
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 8
Alois Senefelder
INVENTOR
1771 - 1834
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 9
William Carey
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1834
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 10
François-Adrien Boieldieu
COMPOSER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Husein Gradaščević
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1834
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
Jacques Balmat
MOUNTAINEER
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 13
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ranks 83 out of 631. Before him are Gaykhatu (1300), Ismail II (1533), Jamshīd al-Kāshī (1380), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Psamtik III (-590), and Tekuder (1247). After him are Al-Hadi (764), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsGaykhatu
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1295
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 77
Ismail II
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1577
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 78
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
ASTRONOMER
1380 - 1429
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 79
Abbas II of Persia
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 80
Psamtik III
POLITICIAN
590 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 81
Tekuder
POLITICIAN
1247 - 1284
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 82
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 83
Al-Hadi
POLITICIAN
764 - 786
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 84
Ali al-Sistani
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 85
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
PHILOSOPHER
1149 - 1209
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 86
Ahmad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1930
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 87
Ebrahim Raisi
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2024
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 88
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1896
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 89
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ranks 44. Before him are Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Gaykhatu (1300), Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Psamtik III (-590), and Tekuder (1247). After him are Al-Hadi (764), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), and Barkiyaruq (1081).
Xerxes II of Persia
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 38
Gaykhatu
1300 - 1295
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 39
Ismail II
1533 - 1577
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 40
Abbas II of Persia
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 41
Psamtik III
590 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 42
Tekuder
1247 - 1284
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 43
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
1772 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 44
Al-Hadi
764 - 786
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 45
Ali al-Sistani
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 46
Ahmad Shah Qajar
1898 - 1930
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 47
Ebrahim Raisi
1960 - 2024
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 48
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
1831 - 1896
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 49
Barkiyaruq
1081 - 1104
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 50