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8th Dalai Lama

1758 - 1804

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The 8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso (1758–1804) was recognized as the 8th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Born in 1758 at Lhari Gang (Tob-rgyal Lha-ri Gang) in the Upper Ü-Tsang region of southwestern Tibet his father, Sonam Dhargye and mother, Phuntsok Wangmo, were originally from Kham. They were distant descendants of Dhrala Tsegyal, who was one of the major heroes of the Gesar epic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 8th Dalai Lama has received more than 250,905 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). 8th Dalai Lama is the 7,538th most popular politician (up from 7,610th in 2019), the 555th most popular biography from China (down from 537th in 2019) and the 318th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

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  • 56.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 7,538 out of 19,576. Before him are Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, Mutimir of Serbia, Shar-Kali-Sharri, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Aioulf, and Boril of Bulgaria. After him are Hugh III of Cyprus, Enrique Bolaños, Ragibagh Khan, Jayalalithaa, Catherine of Burgundy, and Demades.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1758, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 18. Before him are Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Osman Pazvantoğlu, Carle Vernet, and Carl Friedrich Zelter. After him are Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Sin Yun-bok, Ryōkan, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Jean Joseph Mounier, and Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén. Among people deceased in 1804, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 19. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Jazzar Pasha, Antoine Baumé, Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Johann Adam Hiller, and Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. After him are Martin Vahl, Georges Cadoudal, Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Aagje Deken, Carlo Allioni, and Philippe LeBon.

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In China

Among people born in China, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 555 out of 1,610. Before him are Jia Chong (217), Zhang Zai (1020), Wu Yi (1938), Gan De (-400), Gongsun Du (200), and Deng Yingchao (1904). After him are Ragibagh Khan (1320), Edward Yang (1947), Yin Lihua (5), Fan Zhongyan (989), Ngawang Namgyal (1594), and Zhong Yao (151).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 318. Before him are Guo Zongxun (953), Song Jiaoren (1882), Li Yu (937), Jia Chong (217), Wu Yi (1938), and Deng Yingchao (1904). After him are Ragibagh Khan (1320), Yin Lihua (5), Ngawang Namgyal (1594), Zhong Yao (151), Wang Qishan (1948), and Huang Xing (1874).

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