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Ustad Ahmad Lahori

1580 - 1649

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Ustad Ahmad Lahori (lit. 'Master Ahmad of Lahore'; c.1580–1649), also known as Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori (lit. 'Ahmad the Architect'), was an architect and engineer of the Mughal Empire who served as the chief architect during the reign of Shah Jahan. He designed the Red Fort in Delhi and was probably also responsible for the design of the Taj Mahal in Agra, along with Mir Abd-ul Karim and Makramat Khan. He is regarded as one of the greatest architects of the 17th-century. He was also one of the leading architects responsible for the establishment of the imperial city of Shahjahanabad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ustad Ahmad Lahori is the 72nd most popular architect (up from 262nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 72 out of 518. Before him are Peter Zumthor, Bruno Taut, Michelozzo, Josef Hoffmann, François Mansart, and Mario Botta. After him are Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Guarino Guarini, Charles Garnier, Albert Speer, Peter Parler, and Sebastiano Serlio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1580, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 3. Before him are Jan Baptist van Helmont, and Willebrord Snellius. After him are John Smith, Gabriel Bethlen, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ernst von Mansfeld, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Cristóvão Ferreira, and Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger. Among people deceased in 1649, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 4. Before him are Charles I of England, Injo of Joseon, and Simon Vouet. After him are Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Catherine of Brandenburg, Vittoria Farnese, David Teniers the Elder, Gerardus Vossius, Isaac van Ostade, and Susanna Hall.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 22 out of 217. Before him are Bhagat Singh (1907), Arif Alvi (1949), Vasubandhu (400), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), and Asanga (300). After him are Abdus Salam (1926), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), Dev Anand (1923), Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952), Aga Khan III (1877), and Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Pakistan

Among architects born in Pakistan, Ustad Ahmad Lahori ranks 1. After him are Yasmeen Lari (1941).

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