POLITICIAN
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
1220 - 1296

Jalal-ud-din Khalji
Jalal-ud-Din Khalji, also known as Firuz al-Din Khalji, Jalaluddin Khilji or Firuz II (Persian; جلال الدین خلجی c. 1220 – 19 July 1296, r. 1290–1296) was the founder and first Sultan of the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate of India from 1290 to 1320. Originally named Firuz, Jalal-ud-Din started his career as an officer of the Mamluk dynasty, and rose to an important position under Sultan Muizzuddin Qaiqabad. After Qaiqabad was paralyzed, a group of nobles appointed his infant son Shamsuddin Kayumars as the new Sultan, and subsequently tried to kill Jalal-ud-Din. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jalal-ud-din Khalji is the 4,739th most popular politician (up from 7,431st in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 59th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Afghan Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jalal-ud-din Khalji ranks 4,739 out of 19,576. Before him are Mamadou Tandja, Emund the Old, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Vologases III of Parthia, Naevius Sutorius Macro, and John VII of Constantinople. After him are Emperor Go-Komatsu, Pedro Lascuráin, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Maria Kaczyńska, Marie Anne de Bourbon, and Mao Anying.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMamadou Tandja
1938 - 2020
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4,735
Emund the Old
1030 - 1060
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4,736
Thomas Wyatt the Younger
1521 - 1554
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4,737
Vologases III of Parthia
100 - 200
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4,738
Naevius Sutorius Macro
21 BC - 38
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4,739
John VII of Constantinople
701 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4,740
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
1220 - 1296
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4,741
Emperor Go-Komatsu
1377 - 1433
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 4,742
Pedro Lascuráin
1856 - 1952
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 4,743
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 4,744
Maria Kaczyńska
1942 - 2010
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 4,745
Marie Anne de Bourbon
1666 - 1739
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 4,746
Mao Anying
1922 - 1950
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 4,747
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1220, Jalal-ud-din Khalji ranks 7. Before him are Pope Martin IV, Alexander Nevsky, Roger Bacon, William of Rubruck, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, and Brunetto Latini. After him are Traidenis, Emperor Go-Saga, Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, Stefan Uroš I, Ugolino della Gherardesca, and Enzo of Sardinia. Among people deceased in 1296, Jalal-ud-din Khalji ranks 4. Before him are Pope Celestine V, Edmund Crouchback, and Przemysł II. After him are Konrad von Feuchtwangen, Floris V, Count of Holland, Louis III, Duke of Bavaria, Dnyaneshwar, Campanus of Novara, and Guido Bonatti.
Others Born in 1220
Go to all RankingsPope Martin IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1220 - 1285
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 1
Alexander Nevsky
NOBLEMAN
1220 - 1263
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 2
Roger Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1220 - 1292
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 3
William of Rubruck
WRITER
1220 - 1293
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 4
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1282
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 5
Brunetto Latini
PHILOSOPHER
1220 - 1294
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 6
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1296
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 7
Traidenis
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1282
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 8
Emperor Go-Saga
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1272
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 9
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1271
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 10
Stefan Uroš I
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1277
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Ugolino della Gherardesca
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1289
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 12
Enzo of Sardinia
WRITER
1220 - 1272
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1296
Go to all RankingsPope Celestine V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1215 - 1296
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 1
Edmund Crouchback
POLITICIAN
1245 - 1296
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 2
Przemysł II
POLITICIAN
1257 - 1296
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 3
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1296
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 4
Konrad von Feuchtwangen
POLITICIAN
1230 - 1296
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 5
Floris V, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1296
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 6
Louis III, Duke of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1269 - 1296
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 7
Dnyaneshwar
WRITER
1275 - 1296
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 8
Campanus of Novara
MATHEMATICIAN
1210 - 1296
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 9
Guido Bonatti
ASTRONOMER
1210 - 1296
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 10
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Jalal-ud-din Khalji ranks 41 out of 177. Before him are Shah Shujah Durrani (1785), Khalil Sultan (1384), Heracles of Macedon (-327), Khaled Hosseini (1965), Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890), and Ibn al-Rawandi (827). After him are Wazir Akbar Khan (1816), Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), Nur Jahan (1577), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193), and Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsShah Shujah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1842
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 35
Khalil Sultan
POLITICIAN
1384 - 1411
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 36
Heracles of Macedon
POLITICIAN
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 37
Khaled Hosseini
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 38
Habibullāh Kalakāni
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1929
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 39
Ibn al-Rawandi
PHILOSOPHER
827 - 911
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 40
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1296
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 41
Wazir Akbar Khan
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1845
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 42
Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1101 - 1206
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 43
Nur Jahan
COMPANION
1577 - 1645
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 44
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 45
Minhaj-i-Siraj
HISTORIAN
1193 - 1260
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 46
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
GEOGRAPHER
1100 - 1061
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 47
Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Jalal-ud-din Khalji ranks 30. Before him are Abdur Rahman Khan (1844), Sultan Husayn Bayqara (1438), Shah Shujah Durrani (1785), Khalil Sultan (1384), Heracles of Macedon (-327), and Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890). After him are Wazir Akbar Khan (1816), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Tahir ibn Husayn (776), and Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769).
Abdur Rahman Khan
1844 - 1901
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 24
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
1438 - 1506
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 25
Shah Shujah Durrani
1785 - 1842
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 26
Khalil Sultan
1384 - 1411
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 27
Heracles of Macedon
327 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 28
Habibullāh Kalakāni
1890 - 1929
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 29
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
1220 - 1296
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 30
Wazir Akbar Khan
1816 - 1845
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 31
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
1925 - 2019
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 32
Abdul Rashid Dostum
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 33
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
1947 - 2012
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 34
Tahir ibn Husayn
776 - 822
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 35
Mahmud Shah Durrani
1769 - 1829
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 36