RELIGIOUS FIGURE

An Shigao

101 - 168

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An Shigao (Chinese: 安世高; pinyin: Ān Shìgāo; Wade–Giles: An Shih-kao, Korean: An Sego, Japanese: An Seikō, Vietnamese: An Thế Cao) (fl. c. 148-180 CE) was an early Buddhist missionary to China, and the earliest known translator of Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of An Shigao has received more than 101,962 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). An Shigao is the 1,307th most popular religious figure (up from 1,361st in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 194th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.27

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  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, An Shigao ranks 1,307 out of 3,187. Before her are Antipope Philip, Benno, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Uppalavanna, Claudio Acquaviva, and Amoghavajra. After her are Ahmad al-Tijani, Bashar ibn Burd, Zanabazar, Pandita Ramabai, Nathan, and Senhime.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 101, An Shigao ranks 9. Before her are Lucius Aelius, Polyaenus, Meng Huo, Zhang Lu, Felicitas of Rome, and Blandina. After her are Xenophon of Ephesus, Gan Ji, and Oppian. Among people deceased in 168, An Shigao ranks 3. Before her are Pope Anicetus, and Emperor Huan of Han.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, An Shigao ranks 196 out of 384. Before her are Adil Abdul-Mahdi (1942), Al-Hakim I (1247), Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (1162), Shalmaneser IV (-900), Alulim (null), and Bethuel (null). After her are Bashar ibn Burd (714), Samsu-Ditana (-1700), Shar-Kali-Sharri (null), Manishtushu (null), Qusay Hussein (1966), and Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, An Shigao ranks 22. Before her are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), Ibn Sa'd (784), Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1935), Abo of Tiflis (756), and Dawud al-Zahiri (815). After her are Bashar ibn Burd (714), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), Yahya ibn Ma'in (775), Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728), Muhammad al-Sadr (1943), and Nahor, son of Terah (null).

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