Here is a list of important historical Personalities and their real names. Competitive exams often require knowledge of the real names of historical figures, such as “What was Sher Shah’s real name?”
Also, exams may ask for familiar and real names, such as, “Which historical figure was known as Mir Nisar Ali?”
Therefore, today’s offering is a set of notes on important historical figures and their original names.
The following table presents some crucial names for all types of competitive exams. At the end of the list are ten important MCQs for self-practice and assessing one’s preparation.
Real Name of Some Important Historical Personalities
| Sl. No. | Historical Figure | Real Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titumir | Mir Nisar Ali |
| 2 | Nurjahan | Meherunnisa |
| 3 | Shah Jahan | Khurram |
| 4 | Sikandar Lodi | Nizam Khan |
| 5 | Tantia Topi | Ramachandra Panduranga |
| 6 | Ghiyasuddin Balban | Ulugh Khan |
| 7 | Ghiyasuddin Tughluq | Ghazi Malik |
| 8 | Mohammed Ghori | Muizuddin |
| 9 | Genghis Khan | Temuchin |
| 10 | Shershah | Farid Khan |
| 11 | Nana Saheb | Nana Govind Dhondu Pant |
| 12 | Alauddin Khilji | Ali Gurchamp |
| 13 | Ahmad Khan Abdali | Ahmad Shah Durrani |
| 14 | Akbar | Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar |
| 15 | Jahangir | Nooruddin Mohammad Salim |
| 16 | Babar | Zahiruddin Mohammad |
| 17 | Feroze Shah Tughlaq | Firoz bin Rajab |
| 18 | Chanakya or Kautilya | Vishnu Gupta |
| 19 | Muhammad bin Tughluq | Juna Khan |
| 20 | Hussain Shah | Syed Hussain |
| 21 | Murshidkuli Khan | Mohammed Hadi |
| 22 | Siraj-Uddaula | Mirza Muhammad |
| 23 | Mumtaz | Arjumand Banu Begum |
| 24 | Amir Khusru | Abul Hasan Zaminuddin Khusru |
| 25 | Ibn Battuta | Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Batuta |
| 26 | Bugra Khan | Nasiruddin Mamud |
| 27 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | Muhiyuddin Ahmed |
| 28 | Vinoba Bhave | Vinayak Narahari Bhave |
| 29 | Baba Amte | Murlidhar Devidas Amte |
| 30 | Birbal | Maheshdas |
| 30 | Rani Lakshmibai | Manikarnika (Manu) |
| 31 | Tatiya Tope | Ramachandra Pandurang Tope |
| 32 | Nana Phadanvis | Balaji Janardan Bhanu |
| 33 | Guru Angad Dev | Bhai Lehna |
| 33 | Valmiki | Ratnakar |
| 34 | Ramakrishna Paramhansa | Gadadhar Chattopadhyay |
| 35 | Swami Vivekananda | Narendra Nath Datta |
| 36 | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Visvambhar |
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MCQs on Real Names of Some Important Historical Personalities
1. What was the real name of Rani Lakshmibai?
A. Bhagirathi Sapre
B. Nina Phadanvis
C. Manikarnika Tambe
D. Mani Tambe
Answer –C. Manikarnika Tambe
Explanation-
2. What was the actual name of Titumir?
A. Nizam Khan
B. Meherunnisa
C. Khurram
D. Mir Nisar Ali
Answer – D. Mir Nisar Ali
Explanation-
3. Which historical figure was also known as Arjumand Banu Begum?
A. Nurjahan
B. Mumtaz
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer – B. Mumtaz
Explanation-
4. Which historical figure was originally named Zahiruddin Mohammad?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Babar
D. Shershah
Answer – C. Babar
Explanation-
5. What was the real name of Tantia Topi?
A. Ghazi Malik
B. Ramachandra Panduranga
C. Ulugh Khan
D. Meherunnisa
Answer – B. Ramachandra Panduranga
Explanation-
6. Which historical figure was also known as Ali Gurchamp?
A. Shershah
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Ahmad Khan Abdali
D. Jahangir
Answer – B. Alauddin Khilji
Explanation-
7. What was the real name of Ghiyasuddin Balban?
A. Ali Gurchamp
B. Ghazi Malik
C. Ulugh Khan
D. Nizam Khan
Answer – D. Nizam Khan
Explanation-
8. What was the real name of Swami Vivekananda?
A. Narendra Nath Datta
B. Gadadhar Chattopadhyay
C. Balaji Janardan Bhanu
D. Manikarnika (Manu)
Answer –A. Narendra Nath Datta
Explanation-
9. What was the real name of Muhammad bin Taghlaq? [2018 PSPCL LDC Previous Paper 1]
A. Juna Khan
B. Ramachandra Panduranga
C. Ulugh Khan
D. Nizam Khan
Answer –A. Juna Khan
Explanation-Jauna Khan was the real name of Muhammad-bin Taghlaq. He was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351 and was the eldest son of Ghiyas-ud-Din-Tughlaq who was the founder of the Tughluq dynasty
10. Which Mughal emperor was known as Khurram?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Akbar
C. Babar
D. Nurjahan
Answer – A. Shah Jahan
Explanation-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Answer: Nana Govind Dhondu Pant
Answer: Farid Khan
Answer: Ulugh Khan
Answer: Titu Mir
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