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Araniko

1244 - 1306

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Aniko, Anige or Araniko (Nepali: अरनिको, Chinese: 阿尼哥; 1245–1306) was one of the key figures in the arts of Nepal and the Yuan dynasty of China, and the artistic exchanges in these areas. He was born in Kathmandu Valley during the reign of Abhaya Malla. He is known for building the White Stupa at the Miaoying Temple in Beijing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Araniko has received more than 312,815 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Araniko is the 1,208th most popular painter (up from 1,572nd in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Nepal (up from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Nepalese Painter.

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  • 52.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Araniko ranks 1,208 out of 2,023. Before him are Odd Nerdrum, Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, Euphranor, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Maso di Banco, and Robert Motherwell. After him are Sam Francis, Erik Werenskiold, Benedetto Luti, Nicolas Mignard, Jan van Kessel the Elder, and Tawaraya Sōtatsu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1244, Araniko ranks 5. Before him are Pope John XXII, Henry I of Navarre, Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, and Boniface, Count of Savoy. After him is Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway. Among people deceased in 1306, Araniko ranks 5. Before him are Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Robert II, Duke of Burgundy, Khutulun, and Jacopone da Todi.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Araniko ranks 24 out of 59. Before him are Suman Pokhrel (1967), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909), and Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980). After him are Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), Ashtavakra (null), Sushil Koirala (1939), and Apa Sherpa (1960).

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Among PAINTERS In Nepal

Among painters born in Nepal, Araniko ranks 1. 

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    Araniko

    1244 - 1306

    HPI: 52.54

    Rank: 1

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