Real Name of Some Important Historical Personalities

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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)

Q1. What was Nana Saheb’s actual name?

Answer: Nana Govind Dhondu Pant

Q2. What was Shershah Suri’s actual name?

Answer: Farid Khan

Q3. What was the real name of Ghiyasuddin Balban?

Answer: Ulugh Khan

Q4. Mir Nisar Ali in Indian History popularly known as____?

Answer: Titu Mir

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