POLITICIAN
Siraj ud-Daulah
1733 - 1757

Siraj ud-Daulah
Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of the Bengal Subah. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent. Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather, Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by Mir Jafar, the commander of Nawab's army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Siraj ud-Daulah is the 5,508th most popular politician (down from 3,779th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from India (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Indian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Siraj ud-Daulah ranks 5,508 out of 19,576. Before him are Vasili Kuznetsov, Albert Gore Sr., Beatrice of Vermandois, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Yaroslav II of Vladimir, and Emperor Go-Toba. After him are Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Amine Gemayel, Iltutmish, Ferenc Mádl, Bermudo I of Asturias, and Pausanias of Orestis.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVasili Kuznetsov
1901 - 1990
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5,504
Albert Gore Sr.
1907 - 1998
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5,505
Beatrice of Vermandois
880 - 931
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5,506
Muzio Attendolo Sforza
1369 - 1424
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5,507
Yaroslav II of Vladimir
1191 - 1246
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5,508
Emperor Go-Toba
1180 - 1239
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5,509
Siraj ud-Daulah
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5,510
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
1723 - 1787
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 5,511
Amine Gemayel
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 5,512
Iltutmish
1211 - 1236
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 5,513
Ferenc Mádl
1931 - 2011
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 5,514
Bermudo I of Asturias
750 - 797
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 5,515
Pausanias of Orestis
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 5,516
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1733, Siraj ud-Daulah ranks 9. Before him are Christoph Martin Wieland, Victoire of France, Johan Zoffany, Carsten Niebuhr, George Read, and Hubert Robert. After him are Jean-Charles de Borda, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, Daniel Solander, Gottfried van Swieten, Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, and Philip Carteret. Among people deceased in 1757, Siraj ud-Daulah ranks 11. Before him are Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Princess Caroline of Great Britain, Rosalba Carriera, Robert-François Damiens, Johann Stamitz, and Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle. After him are David Hartley, 7th Dalai Lama, Antoine Pesne, Amursana, Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, and Edward Vernon.
Others Born in 1733
Go to all RankingsChristoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 3
Victoire of France
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1799
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 4
Johan Zoffany
PAINTER
1733 - 1810
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 5
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 6
George Read
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1798
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 7
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 8
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 9
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 11
Daniel Solander
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1782
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 12
Gottfried van Swieten
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1803
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 13
Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
WRITER
1733 - 1811
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 14
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1757
Go to all RankingsSophia Dorothea of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1687 - 1757
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 5
Princess Caroline of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1757
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 6
Rosalba Carriera
PAINTER
1673 - 1757
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 7
Robert-François Damiens
EXTREMIST
1715 - 1757
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 8
Johann Stamitz
COMPOSER
1717 - 1757
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 9
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
WRITER
1657 - 1757
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 10
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 11
David Hartley
PHILOSOPHER
1705 - 1757
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 12
7th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1757
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 13
Antoine Pesne
PAINTER
1683 - 1757
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 14
Amursana
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1757
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 15
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1757
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 16
Edward Vernon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1757
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 17
In India
Among people born in India, Siraj ud-Daulah ranks 216 out of 1,861. Before him are Henry McMahon (1862), V. S. Ramachandran (1951), Bharata Muni (-1000), Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888), Shah Shuja (1616), and Vidyapati (1352). After him are Deepak Chopra (1946), Mumtaz (1947), Parshvanatha (-872), Sikandar Lodi (1450), Madhvacharya (1199), and Sivananda Saraswati (1887).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsHenry McMahon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1949
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 210
V. S. Ramachandran
PSYCHOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 211
Bharata Muni
WRITER
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 212
Chandrashekhar Agashe
BUSINESSPERSON
1888 - 1956
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 213
Shah Shuja
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1661
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 214
Vidyapati
WRITER
1352 - 1448
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 215
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 216
Deepak Chopra
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 217
Mumtaz
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 218
Parshvanatha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
872 BC - 772 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 219
Sikandar Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1517
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 220
Madhvacharya
PHILOSOPHER
1199 - 1278
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 221
Sivananda Saraswati
PHILOSOPHER
1887 - 1963
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 222
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, Siraj ud-Daulah ranks 76. Before him are Mamnoon Hussain (1940), S. Jaishankar (1955), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), Henry McMahon (1862), and Shah Shuja (1616). After him are Sikandar Lodi (1450), James Brooke (1803), Khaleda Zia (1945), Birbal (1528), Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905), and Amrit Kaur (1889).
Mamnoon Hussain
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 70
S. Jaishankar
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 71
M. Visvesvaraya
1861 - 1962
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 72
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 73
Henry McMahon
1862 - 1949
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 74
Shah Shuja
1616 - 1661
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 75
Siraj ud-Daulah
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 76
Sikandar Lodi
1450 - 1517
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 77
James Brooke
1803 - 1868
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 78
Khaleda Zia
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 79
Birbal
1528 - 1586
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 80
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
1905 - 1982
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 81
Amrit Kaur
1889 - 1964
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 82