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Chandragupta II

400 - 500

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Chandragupta II (r.c. 375-415), also known by his title Vikramaditya, as well as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was the third ruler of the Gupta Empire in India. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chandragupta II has received more than 1,487,454 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Chandragupta II is the 3,683rd most popular politician (down from 2,594th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from India (down from 91st in 2019) and the 35th most popular Indian Politician.

Chandragupta II is most famous for uniting the Indian subcontinent and establishing the Gupta dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chandragupta II ranks 3,683 out of 19,576. Before him are Barak, Constantius Gallus, Than Shwe, Hans Oster, Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, and Al-Adid. After him are Benigno Aquino Jr., Władysław I Herman, Francisco Largo Caballero, Choummaly Sayasone, Bianca Cappello, and Empress Genshō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Chandragupta II ranks 17. Before him are Aspar, Yazdegerd I, Fritigern, Marcomer, Constantine III, and Joannes. After him are Antipope Ursicinus, Shapur III, Uldin, Servatius of Tongeren, Priscus Attalus, and Pelagia. Among people deceased in 500, Chandragupta II ranks 4. Before him are Nonnus, Zu Chongzhi, and Vātsyāyana. After him are Buddhaghosa, Hesychius of Alexandria, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Hierocles of Alexandria, Faustus of Byzantium, Charaton, Asclepigenia, and Aedesia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Chandragupta II ranks 119 out of 1,861. Before him are Dhyan Chand (1905), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), Droupadi Murmu (1958), Akshay Kumar (1967), and Ahmad Sirhindi (1564). After him are Sambhaji (1657), Vishvamitra (-2000), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Buddhaghosa (401), Ravi Shankar (1956), and Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Chandragupta II ranks 35. Before him are Prithviraj Chauhan (1159), Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Razia Sultana (1205), Dhyan Chand (1905), and Droupadi Murmu (1958). After him are Sambhaji (1657), Vishvamitra (-2000), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Ajatashatru (-500), and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879).

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