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Most Famous Indian Royalty & Nobility

3,673 A

Akbar Indian Emperor 1542–1605

4,163 A

Ashoka Indian Emperor -304–-232

5,233 J

Jahangir Indian Emperor 1569–1627

7,543 TS

Tipu Sultan Indian Sultan 1750–1799

7,734 S

Shivaji Indian Emperor 1627–1680

21,569 H

Harsha Indian Emperor 590–647

21,813 HA

Hyder Ali Indian Sultan 1720–1782

29,215 SA

Shah Alam II Indian Emperor 1728–1806

43,597 AK

Abdul Karim (the Munshi) Indian Queen 1863–1909

49,206 MB

Muhammad bin Tughluq Indian Sultan 1290–1351

51,093 AH

Ahilyabai Holkar Indian Queen 1725–1795

67,245 H

Hemu Indian Aristocrat 1501–1556

99,639 JS

Jahandar Shah Indian Emperor 1661–1713

107,767 Z

Zeb-un-Nissa Indian Princess 1638–1702

126,653 S

Samudragupta Indian Emperor 335–380

163,772 MR

Malhar Rao Holkar Indian Noble 1693–1766

168,048 MQ

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah Indian Sultan 1565–1612

175,235 RD

Rani Durgavati Indian Queen 1524–1564

360,736 MB

Murad Bakhsh Indian Prince 1624–1661

589,423 J Jayachandra Indian King d. 1193

1,110,090 RV Ravi Varma of Padinjare Kovilakam Indian Prince 1745–1793

1,219,797 SS Sati Sadhani Indian Queen d. 1523

1,801,153 SK

Shankar Krishnamurthy Indian Consultant

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Inside India Royalty & Nobility

23 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among India Royalty & Nobility peaked in the 1720s with 3 people.

What India Royalty & Nobility Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Emperor are India Royalty & Nobility's biggest group — 35% of all notables (8).

India Royalty & Nobility over-index on emperor — 429.0× the global rate.

Emperor835%
Sultan417%
Queen417%
Prince28.7%
Aristocrat14.3%
Princess14.3%
Noble14.3%
King14.3%

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