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.

Top Ranked

  1. Akbar — Indian Emperor (1542–1605) , ranked #3673
  2. Aurangzeb — Indian Sovereign (1618–1707) , ranked #3835
  3. Shah Jahan — Indian Monarch (1592–1666) , ranked #4060
  4. Ashoka — Indian Emperor (-304–-232) , ranked #4163
  5. Jahangir — Indian Emperor (1569–1627) , ranked #5233
  6. Tipu Sultan — Indian Sultan (1750–1799) , ranked #7543
  7. Shivaji — Indian Emperor (1627–1680) , ranked #7734
  8. Ranjit Singh — Indian Sovrano (1780–1839) , ranked #16126
  9. Sher Shah Suri — Indian Monarch (1486–1545) , ranked #21007
  10. Harsha — Indian Emperor (590–647) , ranked #21569
  11. Hyder Ali — Indian Sultan (1720–1782) , ranked #21813
  12. Shah Alam II — Indian Emperor (1728–1806) , ranked #29215
  13. Hari Singh — Indian Maharaja (1895–1961) , ranked #42452
  14. Abdul Karim (the Munshi) — Indian Queen (1863–1909) , ranked #43597
  15. Chandragupta Maurya — Indian Sovrano (-340–-297) , ranked #46418
  16. Muhammad bin Tughluq — Indian Sultan (1290–1351) , ranked #49206
  17. Ahilyabai Holkar — Indian Queen (1725–1795) , ranked #51093
  18. Hemu — Indian Aristocrat (1501–1556) , ranked #67245
  19. Krishnadevaraya — Indian Sovereign (1471–1529) , ranked #67467
  20. Bhupinder Singh of Patiala — Indian Maharadja (1891–1938) , ranked #71541