# Philip Meadows Taylor

> Philip Meadows Taylor was a British officer and administrator in the Hyderabad state, and later British India. He was also a novelist, best known for his 1839 bestseller Confessions of a Thug, and an amateur archaeologist. After Confessions of a Thug, Taylor wrote a series of historical romance novels set against the backdrop of important events in Indian history.

*Administrator and novelist (1808–1876)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/philip-meadows-taylor

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1808-09-25
- **Died:** 1876-05-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Philip Meadows Taylor](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Meadows_Taylor)
- [فيليپ ميادوس تايلور](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%BE_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [Philip Meadows Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Meadows_Taylor)
- [ఫిలిప్ మెడోస్ టైలర్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AB%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%88%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D)
- [फ़िलिप मिडोज टेलर](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B0)
- [ಮೆಡೋಸ್ ಟೇಲರ್](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3379050)

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