340 BC - 297 BC
Chandragupta Maurya (350–295 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire, a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. The Magadha kingdom expanded to become an empire that reached its peak under the reign of his grandson, Ashoka the Great, from 268 BCE to 231 BCE. The nature of the political formation that existed in Chandragupta's time is not certain. The Mauryan empire was a loose-knit one with large autonomous regions within its limits.Prior to his consolidation of power, Alexander the Great had invaded the North-West Indian subcontinent before abandoning his campaign in 324 BCE due to a mutiny caused by the prospect of facing another large empire, presumably the Nanda Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chandragupta Maurya has received more than 9,849,592 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Chandragupta Maurya is the 614th most popular politician (up from 762nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from India (down from 20th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Politician.
Chandragupta Maurya was most famous for his military conquests and establishing the Mauryan Empire.
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Among politicians, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 614 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles I of Anjou, Emperor Jimmu, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Chun Doo-hwan, Charles the Simple, and Juliana of the Netherlands. After him are Catiline, Nurhaci, Elena Ceaușescu, George I of Greece, Umar II, and Gustaf V of Sweden.
1226 - 1285
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 608
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 609
1882 - 1951
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 610
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 611
879 - 929
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 612
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 613
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 614
109 BC - 62 BC
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 615
1559 - 1626
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 616
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 617
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 618
682 - 720
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 619
1858 - 1950
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 620
Among people born in 340 BC, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 1. After him are Appius Claudius Caecus, Philetaerus, Berenice I of Egypt, Theodorus the Atheist, King Wuling of Zhao, Duris of Samos, Menedemus, Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 297 BC, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 1. After him is Cassander.
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 1
340 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 2
340 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3
340 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 61.08
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340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 5
340 BC - 295 BC
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 6
340 BC - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 7
340 BC - 265 BC
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 8
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 9
340 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 10
Among people born in India, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 22 out of 1,493. Before him are Rudyard Kipling (1865), Indira Gandhi (1917), Kālidāsa (400), Shivaji (1627), Ānanda (-600), and Bodhidharma (483). After him are Swami Vivekananda (1863), Shah Rukh Khan (1965), Subhas Chandra Bose (1897), Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), and Kabir (1440).
1865 - 1936
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1917 - 1984
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400 - 420
HPI: 74.42
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1627 - 1680
HPI: 74.13
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600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.88
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483 - 540
HPI: 72.92
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340 BC - 297 BC
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1863 - 1902
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1965 - Present
HPI: 71.72
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1897 - 1945
HPI: 71.66
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1895 - 1986
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 26
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 27
1440 - 1518
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 28
Among politicians born in India, Chandragupta Maurya ranks 8. Before him are Narendra Modi (1950), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Indira Gandhi (1917), and Shivaji (1627). After him are Subhas Chandra Bose (1897), Aurangzeb (1618), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Jahangir (1569), and Sariputta (-568).
1950 - Present
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 2
1931 - 2015
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 3
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 4
1891 - 1956
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 5
1917 - 1984
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 6
1627 - 1680
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 7
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 8
1897 - 1945
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 9
1618 - 1707
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 10
1888 - 1975
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 11
1828 - 1858
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 12
1569 - 1627
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 13
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 14