CELEBRITY

Anarkali

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Anarkali (lit. 'pomegranate blossom') is a legendary woman said to be loved by the 16th-century Mughal Prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jahangir. According to some accounts, Anarkali was the nickname of the tawaif Sharf-un-Nisa, though scholars hold varying opinions.According to speculative and fictional accounts, Anarkali had an illicit relationship with Salim, the son of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who had her executed by immurement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anarkali has received more than 3,753,909 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Anarkali is the 86th most popular celebrity (up from 87th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Anarkalis by language

Over the past year Anarkali has had the most page views in the with 501,120 views, followed by Hindi (49,820), and Persian (19,211). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (437.52%), Indonesian (266.27%), and Sinhalese (104.39%)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Anarkali ranks 86 out of 265Before her are Aaron Kosminski, Georgina Rizk, Genie, John Rogan, Lindow Man, and Michel Lotito. After her are Afghan Girl, Hana Brady, Mary Ann Bevan, Jane Morris, Norma Cappagli, and Apasra Hongsakula.

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