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Sultan Husayn Bayqara

1438 - 1506

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Sultan Husayn Bayqara Mirza (Persian: سلطان حسین بایقرا Husayn Bāyqarā; June/July 1438 – 4 May 1506) was the Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 until May 4, 1506, with a brief interruption in 1470. A skilled statesman, Sultan Husayn Bayqara was best known for his interest in the arts and was renowned as a benefactor and patron of learning in his kingdom, with his reign being heralded as the second Timurid Renaissance. He has been described as "the quintessential Timurid ruler of the later period in Transoxiana" and his sophisticated court and generous artistic patronage was a source of admiration, particularly from his cousin, the Mughal emperor Babur. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sultan Husayn Bayqara has received more than 77,408 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sultan Husayn Bayqara is the 3,026th most popular politician (up from 3,121st in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 31st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Afghan Politician.

Sultan Husayn Bayqara is most famous for being the sultan of the Timurid Empire from 1447 to 1457. He is also known for his military prowess and as a patron of the arts.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sultan Husayn Bayqara ranks 3,026 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Stephen III of Hungary, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Emperor Kanmu, and Daniel Cohn-Bendit. After him are Boris Shcherbina, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Deiphobus, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Lluís Companys.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1438, Sultan Husayn Bayqara ranks 4. Before him are Radu cel Frumos, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, and Philip II, Duke of Savoy. After him are Melozzo da Forlì, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Despina Khatun, James II of Cyprus, Margaret of Bourbon, and Edmund Beaufort. Among people deceased in 1506, Sultan Husayn Bayqara ranks 7. Before him are Christopher Columbus, Andrea Mantegna, Philip I of Castile, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Alexander Jagiellon, and Anne of Foix-Candale. After him are Sesshū Tōyō, Alexander Agricola, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Sancha of Aragon, João I of Kongo, and Robert Henryson.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Sultan Husayn Bayqara ranks 27 out of 177. Before him are Moinuddin Chishti (1142), Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Nur Jahan (1577), Ashraf Ghani (1949), Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), and Ibrahim ibn Adham (718). After him are Mohammed Omar (1962), Khalil Sultan (1384), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), Hasan Akhund (1945), Abdur Rahman Khan (1844), and Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Sultan Husayn Bayqara ranks 18. Before him are Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917), Moinuddin Chishti (1142), Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Ashraf Ghani (1949), and Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722). After him are Mohammed Omar (1962), Khalil Sultan (1384), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), Hasan Akhund (1945), Abdur Rahman Khan (1844), and Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890).

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