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DeutschJahangir (name)
| Pronunciation | Persian pronunciation: [d͡ʒahɑːn'giːr] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian |
| Meaning | Conqueror of the world[1] |
| Region of origin | Western Asia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Cihangir, Jangear, Jangir |
Jahangir or Jangir[2] (Persian: جهانگیر, 'Conqueror of the world') is a Persian male given name. Jahan means world or universe, while Gir means conqueror. In the Turkish language, its form is Cihangir. In many English speaking countries, Jahangir can also be spelled as Zhangir or Jangear.
People with the name[edit]
- Jahangir, 4th Mughal emperor of India
- Jahangir I and Jahangir II, Paduspanid rulers
- Jahangir III, Paduspanid ruler
- Jahangir IV, Paduspanid ruler
- Cihangir Ghaffari, Iranian actor
- Jahangir Hasanzade, Azerbaijani footballer
- Salqam Jangir Khan, khan of the Kazakh Khanate
- Jahangir Khoja, Uyghur rebel against Qing rule in Kashgar
- Jahangir Mirza, Dughlat prince and ruler of Yarkand
- Jahangir Mirza (Timurid prince), a son of Timur
- Jahangir (Aq Qoyunlu), Aq Qoyunlu ruler
- Jahangir Tafazzoli (1914–1991), Iranian politician
- Homi Jehangir Bhabha, Indian nuclear scientist
- Jahangir Mohammad Adel (died 2014), deputy mayor of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Jahangir Shah (born 1949), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Jahangir Harun, Bangladeshi army major general
- Mohammad Jahangir Osman, Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician
- Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman (born 1967), Bangladeshi army major general
- Jahangir Husain, multiple people
- Jahangir Hossain (born 1959), Bangladeshi judge
- Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, Bangladeshi High Court judge
- AKM Jahangir Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
- Jahangir Kabir, multiple people
- Shah Jahangir Kabir (1935–2013), Bangladeshi politician
- Jahangir Kabir Nanak (born 1954), Bangladeshi textiles minister
- Jahangir Kabir, Bangladeshi politician
- Jahangir Alam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jahangir Khan (disambiguation), multiple people
See also[edit]
- All pages with titles beginning with Jahangir
- All pages with titles beginning with Jahangeer
- Jahangir (surname), list of people with the surname
- Cihangir (disambiguation)
References[edit]
- ^ "Jahāngīr". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ najdarjangir.com
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