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Malik Kafur

1250 - 1316

Malik Kafur

Malik Kafur (died February 1316), also known as Taj al-Din Izz al-Dawla, was a prominent general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji. He was captured by Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan during the 1299 invasion of Gujarat, and rose to prominence around 1305. As a commander of Alauddin's forces, Kafur defeated the Mongol invaders in 1306. Subsequently, he led a series of expeditions in the southern part of India, against the Yadavas (1308), the Kakatiyas (1310), the Hoysalas (1311), and the Pandyas (1311). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malik Kafur is the 13,699th most popular politician (down from 11,076th in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from India (down from 404th in 2019) and the 175th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among politicians, Malik Kafur ranks 13,699 out of 19,576. Before him are Friedrich Dickel, Ranulf II of Aquitaine, Antti Tulenheimo, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, and José Figueroa Alcorta. After him are Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Geoffrey Howe, Florence Arthaud, Martin Špegelj, Jorge Serrano Elías, and Danilo Astori.

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Friedrich Dickel
1913 - 1993
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,699
Ranulf II of Aquitaine
850 - 890
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,700
Antti Tulenheimo
1879 - 1952
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,701
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura
1948 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,702
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,703
José Figueroa Alcorta
1860 - 1931
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,704
Malik Kafur
1250 - 1316
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,705
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,706
Geoffrey Howe
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,707
Florence Arthaud
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,708
Martin Špegelj
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,709
Jorge Serrano Elías
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,710
Danilo Astori
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,711

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1250, Malik Kafur ranks 37. Before him are Rebecca Guarna, Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily, Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Theodoric of Freiberg, Reniero Zeno, and Ibn Bibi. Among people deceased in 1316, Malik Kafur ranks 12. Before him are Stefan Dragutin, Vytenis, Giles of Rome, Guo Shoujing, Marjorie Bruce, and Louis of Burgundy.

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Rebecca Guarna
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HPI: 59.75
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HPI: 59.73
Rank: 32
Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
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1250 - 1300
HPI: 59.61
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Theodoric of Freiberg
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HPI: 59.23
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HPI: 58.77
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1250 - 1316
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 37