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Harsha

590 - 647

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Harshavardhana (Sanskrit: हर्षवर्धन; 4 June 590 – 647) was emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana, the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Huns, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harsha has received more than 2,183,109 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Harsha is the 1,554th most popular politician (down from 1,395th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from India (down from 48th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Indian Politician.

Harsha is most famous for his literary work, Harshacharita, which is a biography of the Hindu king Harsha.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harsha ranks 1,554 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmad Shah Massoud, Soong Mei-ling, Temür Khan, Vallabhbhai Patel, Khasekhemwy, and Qutuz. After him are Crixus, Ismail Ibn Sharif, Userkaf, Dick Cheney, Egon Krenz, and Jebe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590, Harsha ranks 2. Before him is Pope Martin I. After him are Kavad II, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Boran, Peroz II, and Eanfrith of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 647, Harsha ranks 2. Before him is Queen Seondeok of Silla. After him are Sulpitius the Pious, and Gregory the Patrician.

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In India

Among people born in India, Harsha ranks 55 out of 1,861. Before him are Meera (1498), Augustus De Morgan (1806), Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), C. V. Raman (1888), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), and Vallabhbhai Patel (1875). After him are Vyasa (-390), Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924), Zubin Mehta (1936), Radha (null), Lata Mangeshkar (1929), and Premchand (1880).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Harsha ranks 18. Before him are Aurangzeb (1618), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Alauddin Khalji (1266), Tipu Sultan (1750), and Vallabhbhai Patel (1875). After him are Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), Maharana Pratap (1540), Sher Shah Suri (1486), and Samudragupta (335).

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