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Jahangir

1569 - 1627

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Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (Persian pronunciation: [d͡ʒa.hɑːn.ˈɡiːɾ]; lit. 'Conqueror of the World'), was Emperor of Hindustan from 1605 until his death in 1627, and the fourth Mughal Emperor. Born as Prince Salim, he was the third and only surviving son of Emperor Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani. Akbar's quest for a successor took him to visit the Hazrat Ishaan and Salim Chishti, Sufi saints who prophesied the birth of three sons. Jahangir's birth in Fatehpur Sikri was seen as a fulfillment of Chishti's blessings, and he was named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jahangir is the 2,164th most popular politician (down from 824th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from India (down from 29th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Indian Politician.

Jahangir was most famous for being the son of Akbar and the father of Shah Jahan. He was also known for being a great poet and patron of the arts.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jahangir ranks 2,164 out of 19,576. Before him are Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Cynric, Yolande de Polastron, Alboin, Johann Friedrich Struensee, and Ezana of Axum. After him are Ernest, Duke of Austria, Henry II, Count of Champagne, Yuan Shao, Werner von Fritsch, Kavad I, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1569, Jahangir ranks 1. After him are Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, Giambattista Marino, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Yodo-dono, Frans Pourbus the Younger, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Friedrich Kettler, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, and Heo Gyun. Among people deceased in 1627, Jahangir ranks 1. After him are Luis de Góngora, Tianqi Emperor, Frederick de Houtman, Wei Zhongxian, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Francesco Maria del Monte, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Olivier van Noort.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jahangir ranks 89 out of 1,861. Before him are Jahanara Begum (1614), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), Sita (null), Julie Christie (1940), B. D. Jatti (1912), and Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883). After him are William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Augustus De Morgan (1806), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Maudgalyayana (-568), and Aśvaghoṣa (80).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Jahangir ranks 37. Before him are Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), Shivaji (1627), Jahanara Begum (1614), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), B. D. Jatti (1912), and Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883). After him are Harsha (590), Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924), Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), and Pervez Musharraf (1943).

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