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Birbal

1528 - 1586

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Maheshdas (Hindi pronunciation: [məɦeːɕə d̪ɑːsə]; 1528 – 16 February 1586), popularly known by his title Rajah Birbal (lit. 'The Quick Thinker'), was an Indian minister and commander of the Mughal Empire. He is mostly known in the Indian subcontinent for the folk tales which focus on his wit. He was appointed by Akbar and was one of his most important courtiers, part of a group called the navaratnas (nine jewels). In February 1586, he led an army to crush an unrest in the north-west Indian Subcontinent now modern day Swat District Pakistan where he was killed along with many troops in an ambush which turned into a full-scale battle against rebelling Yusufzai and adjoining tribes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Birbal is the 5,852nd most popular politician (up from 8,196th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from India (up from 276th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Birbal ranks 5,852 out of 19,576. Before him are Lenín Moreno, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Şehsuvar Sultan, James III of Majorca, Bernardino Machado, and Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal. After him are Keizō Obuchi, Petr Fiala, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Petar Stambolić, Andocides, and Chungnyeol of Goryeo.

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Among people born in 1528, Birbal ranks 9. Before him are Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, Archduchess Anna of Austria, Catharina van Hemessen, Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, and Paolo Boi. After him are Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Andrey Kurbsky, and Juan de Garay. Among people deceased in 1586, Birbal ranks 10. Before him are Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Primož Trubar, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, and Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Luis de Morales, Philip Sidney, Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Ignazio Danti, Martín de Azpilcueta, and Adam Lonicer.

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In India

Among people born in India, Birbal ranks 230 out of 1,861. Before him are Khaleda Zia (1945), Vinoba Bhave (1895), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Shilpa Shetty (1975), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), and Rajkumar (1929). After him are Kamala Sohonie (1912), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Ajay Banga (1959), Jayadeva (1170), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Birbal ranks 80. Before him are Henry McMahon (1862), Shah Shuja (1616), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Sikandar Lodi (1450), James Brooke (1803), and Khaleda Zia (1945). After him are Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905), Amrit Kaur (1889), V. V. Giri (1894), Nirmala Sitharaman (1959), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), and Dhyan Chand (1905).

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