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Irfan Habib

1931 - Today

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Irfan Habib (born 10 August 1931) is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval India, following the methodology of Marxist historiography in his contributions to economic history. He is known for his strong stance against Hindutva and Islamic fundamentalism. He has authored a number of books, notably the Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556–1707, an Atlas of the Mughal Empire: Political and Economic Maps with Detailed Notes, and an Atlas of Ancient Indian History (with Faiz Habib). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irfan Habib has received more than 596,252 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Irfan Habib is the 449th most popular historian, the 826th most popular biography from India and the 4th most popular Indian Historian.

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  • 38.17

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Irfan Habib ranks 449 out of 339. Before him are James H. Billington, Richard G. Hovannisian, Charles Oman, Francis Parkman, David Rohl, and Gregory Areshian. After him are Richard Bauckham, Gerhard Weinberg, Edward Duyker, Allan Lichtman, Bernard Bailyn, and Peeter Järvelaid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Irfan Habib ranks 506. Before him are Gene Fullmer, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Ken Bates, David Axelrod, and Billy Bingham. After him are Bobby Collins, Nandini Satpathy, Clement Arrindell, Jim Bunning, Tom Laughlin, and Malcolm Williamson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Irfan Habib ranks 826 out of 1,493. Before him are Subhash Ghai (1945), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Rajmohan Gandhi (1935), K. Balachander (1930), Vikram Batra (1974), and Kanan Devi (1916). After him are Tarun Gogoi (1936), Mandakini (1963), Joseph Parecattil (1912), Vani Jairam (1945), P. Chidambaram (1945), and Rahat Indori (1950).

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Among HISTORIANS In India

Among historians born in India, Irfan Habib ranks 4. Before him are Pulakeshin II (610), R. H. Tawney (1880), and Romila Thapar (1931).

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