Janaka was an ancient Hindu king of Videha which was located in Mithila region, approximately in the 8th or 7th century BC. The rulers of the Videha kingdom were called Janakas. He also appears in the epic Ramayana as a father of Sita. His original name was Siradhvaja and he had a brother named Kushadhvaja. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janaka has received more than 884,769 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Janaka is the 997th most popular religious figure (up from 6,495th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Nepal (up from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Nepalese Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Janaka ranks 997 out of 2,238. Before him are Robert Sarah, Germanus I of Constantinople, Mechtilde, Ibn Sa'd, Amun-her-khepeshef, and Julia Pastrana. After him are Vincent Pallotti, 11th Dalai Lama, Antipope Paschal, David Yonggi Cho, Lillian Asplund, and Fulgentius of Ruspe.
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 991
634 - 733
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 992
1241 - 1298
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 993
784 - 845
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 994
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 995
1834 - 1860
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 996
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 997
1795 - 1850
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 998
1838 - 1856
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 999
700 - 692
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,000
1936 - 2021
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,001
1906 - 2006
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,002
468 - 533
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,003
Among people born in Nepal, Janaka ranks 9 out of 55. Before him are Sita (null), Maya (-600), Rāhula (-534), Yaśodharā (-600), Śuddhodana (-590), and Mahapajapati Gotami (-600). After him are Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939), Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), and Ram Baran Yadav (1948).
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 3
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 4
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 5
600 BC - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 6
590 BC - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 7
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 8
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 9
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 11
1723 - 1775
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 12
1945 - 2001
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 13
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 14
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 15
Among religious figures born in Nepal, Janaka ranks 4. Before him are Maya (-600), Rāhula (-534), and Mahapajapati Gotami (-600). After him are Anuruddha (-450) and Khagendra Thapa Magar (1992).
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 2
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 3
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 4
450 BC - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 5
1992 - 2020
HPI: 34.38
Rank: 6