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Ashoka

304 BC - 232 BC

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Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha from c. 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present-day Bangladesh in the east, with its capital at Pataliputra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashoka has received more than 16,268,905 page views. His biography is available in 152 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 126 in 2019). Ashoka is the 94th most popular politician (down from 79th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from India (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Politician.

Ashoka was an Indian emperor who ruled the Mauryan Empire from 269 BC to 232 BC. He is most famous for his conversion to Buddhism and the creation of a Buddhist empire.

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  • 84.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 152

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashoka ranks 94 out of 19,576. Before him are Kim Il-sung, Napoleon III, George Washington, Trajan, Hirohito, and Leonid Brezhnev. After him are Mary II of England, Philip II of Spain, Murad III, Kösem Sultan, Diocletian, and Mahmoud Abbas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 304 BC, Ashoka ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 232 BC, Ashoka ranks 1. After him are Han Fei, and Cleanthes.

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    Ashoka

    POLITICIAN

    304 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 84.56

    Rank: 1

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Others Deceased in 232 BC

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    Ashoka

    POLITICIAN

    304 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 84.56

    Rank: 1

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    Han Fei

    PHILOSOPHER

    280 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 74.33

    Rank: 2

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    Cleanthes

    PHILOSOPHER

    330 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 71.52

    Rank: 3

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In India

Among people born in India, Ashoka ranks 3 out of 1,861. Before him are Mahatma Gandhi (1869), and Narendra Modi (1950). After him are Rajneesh (1931), George Orwell (1903), Amitabh Bachchan (1942), Rabindranath Tagore (1861), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887), and Ramakrishna (1836).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Ashoka ranks 2. Before him are Narendra Modi (1950). After him are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Shivaji (1627), Indira Gandhi (1917), Chandragupta Maurya (-340), Subhas Chandra Bose (1897), Sariputta (-568), Jahangir (1569), and Aurangzeb (1618).

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