Real Name of Some Important Historical Personalities

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?” Additionally, exams may ask for both the familiar and real name, for example, “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 such names, which are crucial for all types of competitive exams. At the end of the list, there are ten important MCQs for self-practice to assess 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

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

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2. What was the actual name of Titumir?
A. Nizam Khan
B. Meherunnisa
C. Khurram
D. Mir Nisar Ali

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3. Which historical figure was also known as Arjumand Banu Begum?
A. Nurjahan
B. Mumtaz
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar

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4. Which historical figure was originally named Zahiruddin Mohammad?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Babar
D. Shershah

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5. What was the real name of Tantia Topi?
A. Ghazi Malik
B. Ramachandra Panduranga
C. Ulugh Khan
D. Meherunnisa

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6. Which historical figure was also known as Ali Gurchamp?
A. Shershah
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Ahmad Khan Abdali
D. Jahangir

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7. What was the real name of Ghiyasuddin Balban?
A. Ali Gurchamp
B. Ghazi Malik
C. Ulugh Khan
D. Nizam Khan

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8. What was the real name of Swami Vivekananda?
A. Narendra Nath Datta
B. Gadadhar Chattopadhyay
C. Balaji Janardan Bhanu
D. Manikarnika (Manu)

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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

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10. Which Mughal emperor was known as Khurram?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Akbar
C. Babar
D. Nurjahan

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