Most Famous Indian Nobility
India has produced 41 notable nobility throughout history, led by Akbar. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
A
Akbar Indian Emperor 1542 – 1605
#
3,673
A
Aurangzeb Indian Sovereign 1618 – 1707
#
3,835
SJ
Shah Jahan Indian Monarch 1592 – 1666
#
4,060
A
Ashoka Indian Emperor -304 – -232
#
4,163
J
Jahangir Indian Emperor 1569 – 1627
#
5,233
TS
Tipu Sultan Indian Sultan 1750 – 1799
#
7,543
S
Shivaji Indian Emperor 1627 – 1680
#
7,734
RS
Ranjit Singh Indian Sovrano 1780 – 1839
#
16,126
SS
Sher Shah Suri Indian Monarch 1486 – 1545
#
21,007
H
Harsha Indian Emperor 590 – 647
#
21,569
HA
Hyder Ali Indian Sultan 1720 – 1782
#
21,813
SA
Shah Alam II Indian Emperor 1728 – 1806
#
29,215
HS
Hari Singh Indian Maharaja 1895 – 1961
#
42,452
AK
Abdul Karim (the Munshi) Indian Queen 1863 – 1909
#
43,597
CM
Chandragupta Maurya Indian Sovrano -340 – -297
#
46,418
MB
Muhammad bin Tughluq Indian Sultan 1290 – 1351
#
49,206
AH
Ahilyabai Holkar Indian Queen 1725 – 1795
#
51,093
H
Hemu Indian Aristocrat 1501 – 1556
#
67,245
K
Krishnadevaraya Indian Sovereign 1471 – 1529
#
67,467
BS
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala Indian Maharadja 1891 – 1938
#
71,541