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Kalhana

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Kalhana (Sanskrit: कल्हण, romanized: kalhaṇa) was the author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings), an account of the history of Kashmir. He wrote the work in Sanskrit between 1148 and 1149. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kalhana has received more than 390,645 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Kalhana is the 3,798th most popular writer (up from 3,825th in 2019).

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  • 390k

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  • 57.53

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Kalhana ranks 3,798 out of 7,302Before him are Francis Marrash, Israel Zangwill, Zhou Zuoren, Diphilus, Remmius Palaemon, and Antonio Buero Vallejo. After him are Stevan Sremac, Eric Ambler, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Teffi, Kočo Racin, and François Cavanna.

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