590 - 647
Harshavardhana (IAST Harṣa-vardhana; c. 590–647 CE) was a Pushyabhuti emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana who had defeated the Alchon Huna invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana. At the height of Harsha's power, his territory covered much of north and northwestern India, with the Narmada River as its southern boundary. He eventually made Kanauj (in present Uttar Pradesh state) his capital, and ruled till 647 CE. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harsha has received more than 1,740,713 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Harsha is the 1,412th most popular politician (up from 2,219th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from India (up from 67th in 2019) and the 17th 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, Harsha ranks 1,412 out of 15,577. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Paul Barras, U Thant, Philip of Swabia, and Léon Blum. After him are Anthemius, John V of Portugal, Alexander I of Serbia, Arghun, Charles III of Naples, and Turgut Özal.
1604 - 1656
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,406
1870 - 1930
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,407
1755 - 1829
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,408
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1,409
1177 - 1208
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,410
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,411
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,412
420 - 472
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,413
1689 - 1750
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,414
1876 - 1903
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,415
1250 - 1291
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,416
1345 - 1386
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,417
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,418
Among people born in 590, Harsha ranks 2. Before him is Pope Martin I. After him are Kavad II, Boran, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, and Eanfrith of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 647, Harsha ranks 2. Before him is Queen Seondeok of Silla. After him is Gregory the Patrician.
590 - 655
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 1
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 2
590 - 628
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3
590 - 632
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 4
590 - 670
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 5
590 - 634
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 6
603 - 647
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 1
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 2
550 - 647
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 3
Among people born in India, Harsha ranks 49 out of 1,493. Before him are Aishwarya Rai (1973), C. V. Raman (1888), Bhāskara II (1114), Meera (1498), Amir Khusrow (1253), and Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883). After him are Tipu Sultan (1750), Augustus De Morgan (1806), Salman Rushdie (1947), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), Zubin Mehta (1936), and William Makepeace Thackeray (1811).
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 43
1888 - 1970
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 44
1114 - 1185
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 45
1498 - 1546
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 46
1253 - 1325
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 47
1883 - 1933
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 48
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 49
1750 - 1799
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 50
1806 - 1871
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 51
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 52
1856 - 1920
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 53
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 54
1811 - 1863
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 55
Among politicians born in India, Harsha ranks 17. Before him are Aurangzeb (1618), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Jahangir (1569), Sariputta (-568), and Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883). After him are Tipu Sultan (1750), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Samudragupta (335), Rajendra Prasad (1884), and Rajiv Gandhi (1944).
1618 - 1707
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 11
1888 - 1975
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 12
1828 - 1858
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 13
1569 - 1627
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 14
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 15
1883 - 1933
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 16
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 17
1750 - 1799
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 18
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 19
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 20
335 - 380
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 21
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 22
1944 - 1991
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 23