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Minhaj-i-Siraj

1193 - 1260

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Minhaj-al-Din Abu Amr Othman ibn Siraj-al-Din Muhammad Juzjani (born 1193), simply known as Minhaj al-Siraj Juzjani, was a 13th-century Persian historian born in the region of Ghur. In 1227, Juzjani immigrated to Ucch and, thereafter, to Delhi. The principal historian of the Mamluk Sultanate of Delhi in northern India, Juzjani wrote of the Ghurid dynasty as well. He wrote the Tabaqat-i Nasiri (1260 CE) for Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah of Delhi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Minhaj-i-Siraj is the 101st most popular historian (up from 377th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 108th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Minhaj-i-Siraj ranks 101 out of 561. Before him are Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Flavio Biondo, Tyrannius Rufinus, Sextus Julius Africanus, Andrea Alciato, and Emmanuel Todd. After him are Agatharchides, Lev Gumilyov, Al-Waqidi, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Vasily Bartold, and René Grousset.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1193, Minhaj-i-Siraj ranks 2. Before him is Clare of Assisi. After him are Juliana of Liège, and Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1260, Minhaj-i-Siraj ranks 4. Before him are Qutuz, Kitbuqa, and Sinchi Roca. After him are Albert I, Duke of Saxony, Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Accursius, Thomas of Celano, Hadewijch, Giacomo da Lentini, Kadan, and Morta.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Minhaj-i-Siraj ranks 46 out of 177. Before him are Ibn al-Rawandi (827), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Wazir Akbar Khan (1816), Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), Nur Jahan (1577), and Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925). After him are Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100), Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Tahir ibn Husayn (776), Ali Hujwiri (1009), and Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769).

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Among HISTORIANS In Afghanistan

Among historians born in Afghanistan, Minhaj-i-Siraj ranks 1. After him are Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (1413), Ibn Hibban (883), and Khvandamir (1475).

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