590 - 647
Harsha (c. 590–647 CE), also known as Harshavardhana, was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE. He was a member of the Vardhana dynasty; and was the son of Prabhakarvardhana who 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 Empire covered much of North and Northwestern India, extended East till Kamarupa, and South until Narmada River; and eventually made Kannauj (in the present Uttar Pradesh state) his capital, and ruled till 647 CE. Harsha was defeated by the south Indian Emperor Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty in the Battle of Narmada when Harsha 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 1,252,474 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Harsha is the 2,222nd most popular politician (up from 2,357th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from India (up from 72nd in 2019) and the 20th 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 2,222 out of 15,710. Before him are Ferdinand I of León, Tiglath-Pileser III, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Magnus I of Sweden, Siptah, and Marcus Claudius Tacitus. After him are Adolfo Suárez, Crispus, Antigonus II Gonatas, Myeongjong of Joseon, Petronilla of Aragon, and Amaziah of Judah.
1016 - 1065
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 2,216
755 BC - 727 BC
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2,217
1893 - 1923
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2,218
1106 - 1134
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2,219
1290 BC - 1191 BC
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2,220
200 - 276
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2,221
590 - 647
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2,222
1932 - 2014
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2,223
305 - 326
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 2,224
319 BC - 239 BC
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 2,225
1534 - 1567
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 2,226
1136 - 1173
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 2,227
802 BC - 776 BC
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 2,228
Among people born in 590, Harsha ranks 2. Before him is Pope Martin I. After him are Kavad II, Boran, 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: 76.72
Rank: 1
590 - 647
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2
590 - 628
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 3
590 - 632
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 4
590 - 634
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 5
603 - 647
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 1
590 - 647
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2
550 - 647
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 3
Among people born in India, Harsha ranks 67 out of 1,227. Before him are Cliff Richard (1940), Ravi Shankar (1920), Ramana Maharshi (1879), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Abdul Karim (1863), and Aśvaghoṣa (80). After him are Pete Best (1941), Nathuram Godse (1910), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Śuddhodana (-590), and Ronald Ross (1857).
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 61
1920 - 2012
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 62
1879 - 1950
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 63
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 64
1863 - 1909
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 65
80 - 150
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 66
590 - 647
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 67
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 68
1910 - 1949
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 69
1772 - 1833
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 70
1893 - 1952
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 71
590 BC - Present
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 72
1857 - 1932
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 73
Among politicians born in India, Harsha ranks 20. Before him are Sariputta (-568), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Tipu Sultan (1750), Narendra Modi (1950), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), and Abdul Karim (1863). After him are Śuddhodana (-590), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), and Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883).
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 14
1875 - 1950
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 15
1750 - 1799
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 16
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 17
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 18
1863 - 1909
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 19
590 - 647
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 20
590 BC - Present
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 21
1486 - 1545
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 22
1944 - 1991
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 23
1775 - 1862
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 24
1888 - 1975
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 25
1883 - 1933
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 26