Famous Personalities in Medieval India:
- Al Masudi – An Arabian traveller who came to India in 10th century AD.
- Al Beruni – He came to India with Muhammed Ghazni, his book, Tahrik-ul-Hindh.
- Abbas Khan Shervani : He was a historian of Shershahs time. He wrote Tarikh-1-Shershahi.
- Abul Fazal : He was a a great scholar poet Historian in the court of Akbar. He wrote Akbarnamah and Ain-i- Akbari.
- Bhaktiyar Khilji : Commander of Muhammed Ghori who conquered Bengal and crushed the Sena dynasty.
- Bhar Mal : He was the Rajput ruler of Amber. His daughter Jodabai was married to Akbar. Akbars commanders Bhangavandas and Mansingh were his son and grandson respectively.
- Chathaniya : He popularised ‘Bhakti’ in Bengal. He was worshipper of Krishna.
- Chand Bibi : She was the daughter of Nizam Shai ruler of Ahmed Nagar and was married to the Adil Shahi ruler of Bijapur. As a widow she fought with Mughals to save her dynasty.
- Chand Bibi : She was the daughter of Nizam Shai ruler of Ahmed Nagar and was married to the Adil Shahi ruler of Bijapur. As a widow she fought with Mughals to save her dynasty.
- Bairam Khan : He helped Akbar to defeat Hemu.
- Firadusi : famous poet in the court of Muhammed Ghazni He wrote Shah Namah (The book of kings). He is known as Indian Homer or Persian Homer.
- Ibn Batuta : He was an African (Morocco) who visited the court of Muhammed bin Tughlaq and wrote the book ‘Rihala’.
- Hasan Gangu – founder of Bahmani dynasty under the name Alauddin Bahamanshah.
- Jai Chandra – He was the ruler of Kanauj, belonged to the Gahawala dynasty. He was defeated in 1194 by Muhammed Ghori in the battle of Chandwar.
- Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti : He was a sufi saint of 12th century who started the Chishtia sect at Ajmir.
- Islam Shah : Second Sur ruler, son of Shersha He codified the law and introduced an impartial system of Justice.
- Lalitaditya of Karkota dynasty : He ruled over Kashmir from 724 to 760. The famous Martand Mandir temple was built by him.
- Malik Kafur : He was an army commander of Alauddin Khilji – who conquered south India for him. He was converted to Islam from Hinduism.
- Muhamed Gawan : He was a minister to the Bahmani rulers.
- Malik Amber : He was a Syrian slave who could became the Prime Minister of Ahmed Nagar. He administered the State very well fought against the Mughals and Marathas.
- Mirza Ghias Beg : He was the father of Nur Jahan and received the title Etmatuddaula. His tomb is in Agra.
- Murshid Quli Khan : He was an independent ruler of Bengal, who founded the city of Murshidabad.
- Rana Kumbha : He was a Rajput ruler of 15th century He built a kirti Stambh at Chittar.
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