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Malik Kafur

1250 - 1316

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Malik Kafur (died 8 February 1316), also known as Taj al-Din Izz al-Dawla, was a prominent general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji. He was captured by Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan during the 1299 invasion of Gujarat, and rose to prominence in the 1300s. As a commander of Alauddin's forces, Kafur defeated the Mongol invaders in 1306. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malik Kafur has received more than 2,705,882 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Malik Kafur is the 11,077th most popular politician (up from 11,107th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from India (down from 389th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malik Kafur ranks 11,077 out of 19,576. Before him are Sigrid Kaag, Gustave Ador, Erridupizir, Roger de Moulins, Pyotr Saltykov, and Herman III, Duke of Swabia. After him are Nikolaos Michaloliakos, List of prime ministers of Somalia, Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Zdeněk Fierlinger, Entemena, and Osorkon IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1250, Malik Kafur ranks 32. Before him are Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, Theodoric of Freiberg, Onfim, Reniero Zeno, Friar Julian, and Maso di Banco. After him are Simon of Kéza, Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Mubarak Shah, Ibn Bibi, and Rebecca Guarna. Among people deceased in 1316, Malik Kafur ranks 11. Before him are Öljaitü, Stefan Dragutin, Giles of Rome, Vytenis, Guo Shoujing, and Marjorie Bruce. After him is Louis of Burgundy.

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In India

Among people born in India, Malik Kafur ranks 404 out of 1,861. Before him are Suriya (1975), Akshata Murty (1980), Shibli Nomani (1857), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), Joseph Vaz (1651), and Suryakant Tripathi (1899). After him are Vidya Balan (1979), Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anil Kapoor (1956), Kiran Bedi (1949), Madhubala (1933), and Debendranath Tagore (1817).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Malik Kafur ranks 132. Before him are Nitish Kumar (1951), Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892), Iskander Mirza (1899), Fatima Jinnah (1893), B. D. Jatti (1912), and Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931). After him are Kiran Bedi (1949), Vichitravirya (null), Man Singh I (1550), Prince Vijaya (-543), Hemu (1501), and Guru Har Rai (1630).

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