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Yusuf Adil Shah

1459 - 1510

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Yusuf Adil Shah (1450 – 5 December 1510), referred as Yusuf Adil Khan or Hidalcão by the Portuguese, was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries. As the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty, Yusuf Adil Shah is credited with developing the town of Bijapur and elevating it to significant status. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Yusuf Adil Shah is the 16,630th most popular politician (down from 15,515th in 2024), the 425th most popular biography from Iran (down from 405th in 2019) and the 181st most popular Iranian Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1459, Yusuf Adil Shah ranks 18. Before him are Conrad Celtes, Michael Sittow, Nicholas, Count of Salm, Hadım Sinan Pasha, John I, Count Palatine of Simmern, and Jean Mouton.  Among people deceased in 1510, Yusuf Adil Shah ranks 17. Before him are Sidonie of Poděbrady, Catherine of Genoa, Mandukhai, Georges d'Amboise, Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg, and Alexander II of Imereti.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Yusuf Adil Shah ranks 425 out of 631. Before him are Bahman Ghobadi (1969), Sevdaliza (1987), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Ali Mirzaei (1929), Firishta (1560), and Hadi Khosroshahi (1939). After him are Alireza Faghani (1978), Leila Hatami (1972), Eshaq Jahangiri (1958), Andy (1958), Manouchehr Mottaki (1953), and Caucher Birkar (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Yusuf Adil Shah ranks 181. Before him are Hassan Habibi (1937), Saeed Jalili (1965), Hassan Ali Mansur (1923), Zia ol Din Tabatabaee (1888), Abol-Fath Khan Zand (1755), and Hadi Khosroshahi (1939). After him are Eshaq Jahangiri (1958), Manouchehr Mottaki (1953), Harold Nicolson (1886), Masoumeh Ebtekar (1960), Fatemeh Rahbar (1964), and Alireza Akbari (1961).

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