POLITICIAN
Shah Jahan
1592 - 1666
Shah Jahan
Mirza Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), commonly called Shah Jahan I (Persian pronunciation: [ʃɑːh d͡ʒa.ˈhɑːn]; lit. 'King of the World'), also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was Emperor of Hindustan from 1628 until his deposition in 1658. As the fifth Mughal emperor, his reign marked the zenith of Mughal architectural and cultural achievements. The third son of Jahangir (r. 1605–1627), Shah Jahan participated in the military campaigns against the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar and the rebel Lodi nobles of the Deccan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shah Jahan has received more than 11,438,440 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Shah Jahan is the 454th most popular politician (up from 586th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Pakistan and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Politician.
Shah Jahan was the emperor of the Mughal Empire from 1628-1658. He is most famous for building the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
73.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
89
Languages Editions (L)
5.89
Effective Languages (L*)
6.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Shah Jahan ranks 454 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis X of France, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Otho, Radovan Karadžić, Louis Bonaparte, and Mustafa III. After him are Alaric I, Giuseppe Mazzini, Lothair I, José Mujica, Lavrentiy Beria, and Mahidevran.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis X of France
1289 - 1316
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 448
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
1113 - 1151
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 449
Otho
32 - 69
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 450
Radovan Karadžić
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 451
Louis Bonaparte
1778 - 1846
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 452
Mustafa III
1717 - 1773
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 453
Shah Jahan
1592 - 1666
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 454
Alaric I
376 - 410
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 455
Giuseppe Mazzini
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 456
Lothair I
795 - 855
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 457
José Mujica
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 458
Lavrentiy Beria
1899 - 1953
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 459
Mahidevran
1500 - 1581
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 460
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1592, Shah Jahan ranks 2. Before him is John Amos Comenius. After him are Hong Taiji, Pierre Gassendi, Wilhelm Schickard, Gerard van Honthorst, Jacques Callot, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Catalina de Erauso, Peter Snayers, and Saib Tabrizi. Among people deceased in 1666, Shah Jahan ranks 3. Before him are Anne of Austria, and Frans Hals. After him are Abbas II of Persia, François Mansart, Guercino, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Senhime, Luisa de Guzmán, and Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma.
Others Born in 1592
Go to all RankingsJohn Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 1
Shah Jahan
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1666
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2
Hong Taiji
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1643
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 3
Pierre Gassendi
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1655
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 4
Wilhelm Schickard
ASTRONOMER
1592 - 1635
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 5
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 6
Jacques Callot
PAINTER
1592 - 1635
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 7
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1628
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 8
Gustav Horn, Count of Pori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1592 - 1657
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 9
Catalina de Erauso
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1650
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 10
Peter Snayers
PAINTER
1592 - 1667
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 11
Saib Tabrizi
WRITER
1592 - 1676
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1666
Go to all RankingsAnne of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1666
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
Frans Hals
PAINTER
1582 - 1666
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 2
Shah Jahan
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1666
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 3
Abbas II of Persia
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 4
François Mansart
ARCHITECT
1598 - 1666
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 5
Guercino
PAINTER
1591 - 1666
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 6
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
ASTRONOMER
1591 - 1666
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 7
Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1666
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 8
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
WRITER
1579 - 1666
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 9
Senhime
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1666
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 10
Luisa de Guzmán
COMPANION
1613 - 1666
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 11
Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1635 - 1666
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 12
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Shah Jahan ranks 2 out of 217. Before him are Akbar (1542). After him are Chanakya (-375), Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Guru Nanak (1469), Muhammad Iqbal (1877), Pāṇini (-500), Bhagat Singh (1907), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Vasubandhu (400), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsAkbar
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1605
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 1
Shah Jahan
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1666
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2
Chanakya
PHILOSOPHER
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 3
Shehbaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 4
Guru Nanak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1469 - 1539
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 5
Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 6
Pāṇini
LINGUIST
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 8
Benazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 9
Vasubandhu
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 10
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1995
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 11
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan
Among politicians born in Pakistan, Shah Jahan ranks 2. Before him are Akbar (1542). After him are Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876), Porus (-400), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), Ranjit Singh (1780), Aga Khan III (1877), Imran Khan (1952), Manmohan Singh (1932), and Gulzarilal Nanda (1898).
Akbar
1542 - 1605
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 1
Shah Jahan
1592 - 1666
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2
Shehbaz Sharif
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 3
Benazir Bhutto
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 4
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1876 - 1948
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 5
Porus
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 6
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 7
Ranjit Singh
1780 - 1839
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 8
Aga Khan III
1877 - 1957
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 9
Imran Khan
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 10
Manmohan Singh
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 11
Gulzarilal Nanda
1898 - 1998
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 12