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Nizam al-Mulk

1018 - 1092

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Abū ʿAlī Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī Ṭūsī (Persian: ابوعلی حسن بن علی طوسی) (1018 – 1092), better known by his honorific title of Niẓām al-Mulk (Persian: نظام‌الملک, lit. 'Orderer of the Realm'), was a Persian Sunni scholar, jurist, political philosopher and vizier of the Seljuk Empire. Rising from a low position within the empire, he became the de facto ruler of the empire for 20 years after the assassination of Sultan Alp Arslan in 1072, serving as the archetypal "good vizier". Viewed by many historians as "the most important statesman in Islamic history", the policies implemented by Nizam ul-Mulk remained the basic foundation for administrative state structures in the Muslim world up until the 20th century. One of his most important legacies was the founding of a system of madrasas in cities across the Seljuk Empire which were called the Nizamiyyas after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nizam al-Mulk is the 870th most popular politician (down from 663rd in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Iran (up from 35th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iranian Politician.

Nizam al-Mulk was a Persian scholar and vizier to the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan. He is most famous for his work, "The Book of Government or Rules for Kings," which is a political treatise that outlines how a ruler should govern.

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Among politicians, Nizam al-Mulk ranks 870 out of 19,576. Before him are Pedro II of Brazil, Ante Pavelić, Sneferu, Boudica, Walter Ulbricht, and Stanisław Leszczyński. After him are Hong Taiji, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Oscar I of Sweden, Sergey Lavrov, Władysław IV Vasa, and Thutmose I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1018, Nizam al-Mulk ranks 1. After him are Pope Victor II, Harthacnut, Michael Psellos, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy, and Sophie, Countess of Bar. Among people deceased in 1092, Nizam al-Mulk ranks 2. Before him is Malik-Shah I. After him are Vratislaus II of Bohemia, Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Philaretos Brachamios, and Tzachas.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Nizam al-Mulk ranks 33 out of 631. Before him are Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), Ferdowsi (940), Nader Shah (1688), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817). After him are Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Jami (1414), Darius II (-475), Salman the Persian (568), Shirin Ebadi (1947), and Antiochus III the Great (-241).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Nizam al-Mulk ranks 13. Before him are Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), and Nader Shah (1688). After him are Darius II (-475), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), and Farah Pahlavi (1938).

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