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Ustad Ahmad Lahori

1580 - 1649

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Ustad Ahmad Lahori (c.1580–1649), also known as Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori, was the chief Mughal architect and engineer during the reign of emperor Shah Jahan. He was responsible for the construction of several Mughal monuments, including the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Red fort in Delhi, both of which are World Heritage sites. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ustad Ahmad Lahori has received more than 505,018 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ustad Ahmad Lahori is the 262nd most popular architect (up from 302nd in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Architect.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

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  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 262 out of 518. Before him are Vittorio Gregotti, Josep Maria Jujol, Ralph Erskine, Augustus Pugin, Domenico Trezzini, and François de Cuvilliés. After him are Friedrich August Stüler, Nicolai Eigtved, Miklós Ybl, Hermogenes of Priene, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, and Christian Frederik Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1580, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 14. Before him are Gabriel Bethlen, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Cristóvão Ferreira, Augusta of Denmark, Andrea Falconieri, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania. After him are Pierre Vernier, Daniël Heinsius, Gaspar de Borja y Velasco, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, António de Andrade, and Matei Basarab. Among people deceased in 1649, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 7. Before him are Charles I of England, Injo of Joseon, Simon Vouet, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Catherine of Brandenburg, and David Teniers the Elder. After him are Isaac van Ostade, Gerardus Vossius, Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Juan Martínez Montañés, Giulio Alenio, and Vincenzo Carafa.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 45 out of 217. Before him are Asif Ali Zardari (1955), Hamida Banu Begum (1527), Bulleh Shah (1680), Nawaz Sharif (1949), Rahman Baba (1632), and Krishna Sobti (1925). After him are Lokaksema (147), Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915), Raja Dahir (663), Tariq Ali (1943), Taxiles (-400), and Kumail Nanjiani (1978).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Pakistan

Among architects born in Pakistan, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 1. After him are Yasmeen Lari (1941).

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