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Fa Ngum

1316 - 1393

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Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara (Lao: ສົມເດັດ ພຣະບາດ ອັນຍາ ຟ້າ ລັດທຸຣັນຍາ ສຣີ ສັດຕະນາ ຄະນະຍຸດທາ ມະຫາຣາຊ໌ ພຣະບາດ ຣາຊະທໍຣະນາ ສຣີ ສັດຕະນະ ນະຄອນ), better known as Fa Ngum (Laotian: ຟ້າງູ່ມ [fâː ŋūːm]; 1316 – 1393, born in Muang Sua, died in Nan), established the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang in 1353. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fa Ngum has received more than 139,914 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Fa Ngum is the 5,053rd most popular politician (up from 7,124th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Laos (up from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Laotian Politician.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fa Ngum ranks 5,053 out of 19,576. Before her are Philip I, Prince of Taranto, Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara, Pedro Pires, Saionji Kinmochi, Maria Teresa of Savoy, and García II of Galicia. After her are Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Omar Suleiman, Bernhardus Varenius, António Lobo Antunes, Mehdi Bazargan, and Francis I, Duke of Lorraine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1316, Fa Ngum ranks 7. Before her are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, John I of France, Magnus IV of Sweden, Robert II of Scotland, Simeon of Moscow, and Choe Yeong. After her are Süleyman Pasha, Blanche of Valois, Albert of Saxony, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, and John Barbour. Among people deceased in 1393, Fa Ngum ranks 4. Before her are John of Nepomuk, Elizabeth of Pomerania, and John I, Count of La Marche. After her are Leo V, King of Armenia, Emperor Go-En'yū, Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, and Bagrat V of Georgia.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Fa Ngum ranks 5 out of 22. Before her are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), and Choummaly Sayasone (1936). After her are Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Fa Ngum ranks 5. Before her are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), and Choummaly Sayasone (1936). After her are Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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