# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/malangi
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:41:05.160Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/malangi"
name: "Malangi"
slug: "malangi"
description: "Malangi  was a dacoit or a bandit during the colonial occupation of Punjab, British India. He was known as 'Robinhood' in his native district of Kasur. Punjab has a folklore tradition of appreciating the role of dacoits such as Malangi who defied the authorities of the period and sided with the common people. Other such well-known Punjabi rebels were Nizam Lohar, Imam Din Gohavia and Jagga Jatt, who were considered folk heroes by people during the early part of the 20th century. Folk songs of bravery of these dacoits are sung even today. One song sung in Punjab that reflects the prominence of Malangi goes like this:"
tagline: "Dacoit in British Raj"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1890"
deathDate: "1927"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.31
  momentum:             15.48
  historical:           4.880814666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%80_(%E0%A8%A1%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%82)"
    title: "ਮਲੰਗੀ (ਡਾਕੂ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malangi_(bandit)"
    title: "Malangi (bandit)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80"
    title: "मलंगी"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C_(%DA%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88)"
    title: "ملنگی (ڈاکو)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C"
    title: "ملنگی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF_(%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)"
    title: "மலாங்கி (கொள்ளைக்காரன்)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27981535"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump