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 Hun invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana. At the height of Harsha's power, his realm covered much of northern and northwestern India, with the Narmada River as its southern boundary. He eventually made Kanyakubja (present-day Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh state) his imperial capital, and reigned till 647 CE. Harsha was defeated by the Emperor Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty in the Battle of Narmada, when he tried to expand his empire into the southern peninsula of India.The peace and prosperity that prevailed made his court a centre of cosmopolitanism, attracting scholars, artists and religious visitors from far and wide. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harsha has received more than 2,042,521 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Harsha is the 1,399th most popular politician (up from 2,218th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from India (up from 67th in 2019) and the 16th 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 1,399 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: 1,393
1870 - 1930
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,394
1755 - 1829
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,395
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1,396
1177 - 1208
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,397
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,398
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,399
420 - 472
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,400
1689 - 1750
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,401
1876 - 1903
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,402
1250 - 1291
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,403
1345 - 1386
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,404
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,405
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 16. 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: 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
1883 - 1933
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 15
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 16
1750 - 1799
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 17
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 18
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 19
335 - 380
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 20
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 21
1944 - 1991
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 22