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Ashoka

304 BC - 232 BC

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His biography is available in 161 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 152 in 2024). Ashoka is the 131st most popular politician (down from 93rd in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from India (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 3rd 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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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Ashoka ranks 131 out of 19,576Before him are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Hirohito, Mary I of England, Louis XIII of France, Selim I, and Ferdinand Marcos. After him are Napoleon III, Al Gore, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ivan the Terrible, Boris Yeltsin, and Heinrich Himmler.

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Contemporaries

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

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In India

Among people born in India, Ashoka ranks 6 out of NaNBefore him are Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Indira Gandhi (1917), Narendra Modi (1950), Mumtaz Mahal (1593), and George Orwell (1903). After him are Rajneesh (1931), Rabindranath Tagore (1861), Swami Vivekananda (1863), Kālidāsa (400), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), and Ramakrishna (1836).

Among Politicians In India

Among politicians born in India, Ashoka ranks 3Before him are Indira Gandhi (1917), and Narendra Modi (1950). After him are Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Pratibha Patil (1934), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Droupadi Murmu (1958), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), and Razia Sultana (1205).

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