1160 - 1206
Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad ibn Sam (Persian: معز الدین محمد بن سام; 1144 – March 15, 1206), also known as Muhammad of Ghor or Muhammad Ghori, was a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty based in the Ghor region of what is today central Afghanistan who ruled from 1173 to 1206. Muhammad and his elder brother Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad ruled in a dyarchy until the latter's death in 1203. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad of Ghor has received more than 3,350,198 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Muhammad of Ghor is the 4,194th most popular politician (up from 4,201st in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Afghan Politician.
Muhammad of Ghor is most famous for conquering the Indian subcontinent and founding the Delhi Sultanate.
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Among politicians, Muhammad of Ghor ranks 4,194 out of 15,577. Before him are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, George II Rákóczi, João Lourenço, Enrico De Nicola, Charles, Prince of Viana, and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. After him are Rudolf Kirchschläger, Ramiro I of Asturias, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, Ferdinand Buisson, and Rudolf Slánský.
1012 - 1067
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 4,188
1621 - 1660
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 4,189
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 4,190
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,191
1421 - 1461
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,192
1547 - 1619
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,193
1160 - 1206
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,194
1915 - 2000
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,195
790 - 850
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,196
1882 - 1957
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,197
1736 - 1818
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,198
1841 - 1932
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,199
1901 - 1952
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,200
Among people born in 1160, Muhammad of Ghor ranks 7. Before him are Pope Innocent III, Pope Gregory IX, Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, Pérotin, Ali ibn al-Athir, and Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur. After him are Arnaud Amalric, Ma Yuan, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Hartmann von Aue, Dulce of Aragon, and Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen. Among people deceased in 1206, Muhammad of Ghor ranks 3. Before him are Ismail al-Jazari and Adela of Champagne. After him are Amalric of Bena, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, and John X of Constantinople.
1160 - 1216
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 1
1160 - 1241
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 2
1160 - 1190
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 3
1160 - 1230
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 4
1160 - 1233
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 5
1160 - 1199
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 6
1160 - 1206
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 7
1160 - 1225
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 8
1160 - 1225
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 9
1160 - 1220
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 10
1160 - 1210
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 11
1160 - 1198
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 12
1160 - 1218
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 13
1136 - 1206
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1
1140 - 1206
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 2
1160 - 1206
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3
1150 - 1206
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4
1101 - 1206
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5
1200 - 1206
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 6
Among people born in Afghanistan, Muhammad of Ghor ranks 40 out of 145. Before him are Menander I (-190), Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Heracles of Macedon (-327), Abu Maʿshar (787), Khalil Sultan (1384), and Inayatullah Khan (1888). After him are Ibn al-Rawandi (827), Jalaluddin Haqqani (1939), Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), Sher Ali Khan (1825), Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), and Bairam Khan (1501).
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 34
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 35
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 36
787 - 886
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 37
1384 - 1411
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 38
1888 - 1946
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 39
1160 - 1206
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 40
827 - 911
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 41
1939 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 42
998 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 43
1825 - 1879
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 44
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 45
1501 - 1561
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 46
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Muhammad of Ghor ranks 31. Before him are Moinuddin Chishti (1142), Menander I (-190), Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Heracles of Macedon (-327), Khalil Sultan (1384), and Inayatullah Khan (1888). After him are Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), Sher Ali Khan (1825), Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Bairam Khan (1501), Diodotus I (-285), and Tahir ibn Husayn (776).
1142 - 1236
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 25
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 26
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 27
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 28
1384 - 1411
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 29
1888 - 1946
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 30
1160 - 1206
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 31
998 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 32
1825 - 1879
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 33
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 34
1501 - 1561
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 35
285 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 36
776 - 822
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 37