Jahangir (name)
Jahangir or Jangir[1] (Persian: جهانگیر, "king of the world") is a Persian male given name. Jahan means world or universe. In the Turkish language, its form is Cihangir. In many English speaking countries, Jahangir can also be spelled as "Jangir" or "Jangear".
It may refer to:
Given name[]
- , Mughal ruler
- , Paduspanid ruler
- , Paduspanid ruler
- Jahangir III, Paduspanid ruler
- Jahangir IV, Paduspanid ruler
- Cihangir Ghaffari, Iranian actor
- Jahangir Hasanzade, Azerbaijani footballer
- Jahangir Khan, Pakistani former squash player
- Jahangir Khan (cricketer), Indian cricketer
- 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
- Mirza Jahangir Khan, Iranian writer, intellectual, and revolutionary
- Jahangir (Aq Qoyunlu), Aq Qoyunlu ruler
- Şehzade Cihangir, Ottoman prince
- Cihangir Akşit, Turkish officer
- Cihangirzade İbrahim Bey, Turkish officer
- Jehangir Ali Khan, Youngest son of Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan
In fiction[]
- Jahangeer, or Bruiser, a character played by Char Avell in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ najdarjangir.com
Categories:
- Given names
- Persian masculine given names