663 - 712
Raja Dahir (663 – 712 CE) was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh (in present-day Pakistan). A Brahmin ruler, his kingdom was invaded in 711 CE by the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, led by Muhammad bin Qasim, where Dahir died while defending his kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raja Dahir has received more than 851,575 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Raja Dahir is the 10,837th most popular politician (down from 10,553rd in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 44th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Pakistani Politician.
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Among politicians, Raja Dahir ranks 10,837 out of 15,577. Before him are Amrullah Saleh, Puzur-Inshushinak, Joseph Lebeau, Anton von Schmerling, Marcus Caecilius Metellus, and Urraca Fernández. After him are Eberhard of Franconia, Edgar Savisaar, Árpád Szakasits, Paul Leni, Eleazar López Contreras, and Juan Bautista Alberdi.
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 10,831
2300 BC - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 10,832
1794 - 1865
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 10,833
1805 - 1893
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 10,834
158 BC - 111 BC
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 10,835
950 - 1007
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 10,836
663 - 712
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 10,837
885 - 939
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 10,838
1950 - 2022
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 10,839
1888 - 1965
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 10,840
1885 - 1929
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 10,841
1883 - 1973
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 10,842
1810 - 1884
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 10,843
Among people born in 663, Raja Dahir ranks 1. Among people deceased in 712, Raja Dahir ranks 4. Before him are Anas ibn Malik, Ansprand, and Aripert II.
612 - 712
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1
657 - 712
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2
680 - 712
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3
663 - 712
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 4
Among people born in Pakistan, Raja Dahir ranks 49 out of 180. Before him are Krishna Sobti (1925), Lokaksema (147), Rahman Baba (1632), I. K. Gujral (1919), Nawaz Sharif (1949), and Francis Younghusband (1863). After him are Ustad Ahmad Lahori (1580), Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915), Sunil Dutt (1929), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Hamida Banu Begum (1527), and Malala Yousafzai (1997).
1925 - 2019
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 43
147 - 200
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 44
1632 - 1706
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 45
1919 - 2012
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 46
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 47
1863 - 1942
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 48
663 - 712
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 49
1580 - 1649
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 50
1915 - 2006
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 51
1929 - 2005
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 52
1911 - 1984
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 53
1527 - 1604
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 54
1997 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 55
Among politicians born in Pakistan, Raja Dahir ranks 22. Before him are Khema (-550), Asif Ali Zardari (1955), Taxiles (-400), Yahya Khan (1914), I. K. Gujral (1919), and Nawaz Sharif (1949). After him are Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915), Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929), Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Farooq Leghari (1940), L. K. Advani (1927), and Bahlul Lodi (1406).
550 BC - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 16
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 17
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 18
1914 - 1980
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 19
1919 - 2012
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 20
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 21
663 - 712
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 22
1915 - 2006
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 23
1929 - 2022
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 24
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 25
1940 - 2010
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 26
1927 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 27
1406 - 1489
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 28