RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Janaka

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Janaka (Sanskrit: जनक, IAST: Janakā) is the King of Videha who ruled from Mithila, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Janaka was married to Sunayana. He is the father of Sita, the female protagonist of the epic and Urmila. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janaka has received more than 914,952 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Janaka is the 1,273rd most popular religious figure (down from 989th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 9th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Nepalese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Janaka ranks 1,273 out of 3,187. Before him are Junípero Serra, Amphilochius of Iconium, Pietro I Orseolo, Adalard of Corbie, Tola, and Archippus. After him are Theodosius the Cenobiarch, Henri Estienne, Said ibn al-Musayyib, William M. Branham, Anastasia the Patrician, and Aldegonde.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Janaka ranks 14 out of 59. Before him are Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939), Ram Baran Yadav (1948), and Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814). After him are Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), Anuruddha (-450), Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Suman Pokhrel (1967), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), and Mahendra of Nepal (1920).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Nepal

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).

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