1211 - 1236
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish (Persian: شمس الدین ایلتتمش; died 30 April 1236, r. 1211–1236) was the third of the Mamluk kings who ruled the former Ghurid territories in northern India. He was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, and is thus considered the effective founder of the Delhi Sultanate. Sold into slavery as a young boy, Iltutmish spent his early life in Bukhara and Ghazni under multiple masters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iltutmish has received more than 2,081,378 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Iltutmish is the 4,850th most popular politician (up from 5,502nd in 2019).
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Among politicians, Iltutmish ranks 4,850 out of 15,577. Before him are Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Qara Yusuf, Yusuf I of Granada, Pir Muhammad, Qapaghan Qaghan, and Thorvald Stoltenberg. After him are Niklot, Alexander II of Scotland, Archduke Eugen of Austria, Emperor Duanzong, Utu-hengal, and Veljko Kadijević.
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 4,844
1357 - 1420
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 4,845
1318 - 1354
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 4,846
1374 - 1407
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 4,847
601 - 716
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4,848
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4,849
1211 - 1236
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4,850
1100 - 1160
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4,851
1198 - 1249
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4,852
1863 - 1954
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4,853
1268 - 1278
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4,854
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 4,855
1925 - 2014
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 4,856
Among people born in 1211, Iltutmish ranks 4. Before him are Henry of Germany, Frederick II, Duke of Austria, and Agnes of Bohemia. After him are Ibn Khallikan, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark, and Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre. Among people deceased in 1236, Iltutmish ranks 4. Before him are Saint Sava, Suleyman Shah, and Moinuddin Chishti. After him are John, Old Lord of Beirut, Yahya al-Mu'tasim, Roger of Wendover, and Rukn ud din Firuz.
1211 - 1242
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1
1211 - 1246
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 2
1211 - 1282
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3
1211 - 1236
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4
1211 - 1282
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5
1211 - 1231
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 6
1211 - 1256
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 7
1169 - 1236
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 1
1178 - 1236
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 2
1142 - 1236
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 3
1211 - 1236
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4
1177 - 1236
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 6
1200 - 1236
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 7
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 8