Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress leader who served as India’s prime minister from 1947 until his death and was a founder of the Non-Aligned Movement.
| Lived | 1889 – 1964 |
| Known as | First prime minister of India |
| Birthplace or main place | Allahabad |
| Places on the map | Delhi |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1880) | At death (map of 1960) |
|---|---|---|
| Allahabad | British Raj | India |
| Delhi | British Raj | India |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | New Delhi becomes the capital of British India | Delhi |
| 1947 | India becomes independent | Delhi |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Kohima · 1944
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1874 – 1965 | Winston Churchill | British prime minister |
| 1890 – 1970 | Charles de Gaulle | President of France |
| 1890 – 1969 | Ho Chi Minh | Vietnamese revolutionary leader |
| 1892 – 1975 | Haile Selassie I | Emperor of Ethiopia |
| c. 1897 – 1978 | Jomo Kenyatta | First president of Kenya |
| 1879 – 1955 | Albert Einstein | Physicist |
| 1878 – 1953 | Joseph Stalin | Soviet leader |
| 1869 – 1948 | Mahatma Gandhi | Leader of Indian independence |
| 1876 – 1948 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Founder of Pakistan |
| 1909 – 1972 | Kwame Nkrumah | First leader of Ghana |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.