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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 650,313 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Irfan Habib is the 545th most popular historian (down from 448th in 2019), the 1,052nd most popular biography from India (down from 822nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Irfan Habib ranks 545 out of 561. Before him are Warren Treadgold, Gábor Kósa, Francis Parkman, Anthony Grafton, Oliver Grau, and Ellen Meiksins Wood. After him are Gerhard Weinberg, Bernard Bailyn, Janusz Kurtyka, Stephen Kotkin, Allan Lichtman, and Wendy Beckett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Irfan Habib ranks 598. Before him are David Axelrod, Marc Bouissou, Zia Mohyeddin, Bob Kenney, Bina Rai, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. After him are William P. Clark Jr., Hal Linden, James Grogan, Jimmy McIlroy, Margaret Heckler, and Bob Clotworthy.

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In India

Among people born in India, Irfan Habib ranks 1,052 out of 1,861. Before him are Farah Khan (1965), Indrani Rahman (1930), Ahmed Patel (1949), Ravindra Jadeja (1988), Padma Lakshmi (1970), and Sania Mirza (1986). After him are Ravi Teja (1968), Mallika Sarabhai (1954), Joseph Parecattil (1912), Reena Roy (1957), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), and Tinnu Anand (1945).

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Among HISTORIANS In India

Among historians born in India, Irfan Habib ranks 5. Before him are Pulakeshin II (610), ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), R. H. Tawney (1880), and Romila Thapar (1931).

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