WRITER
Kalhana
Kalhana
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 352,279 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Kalhana is the 3,797th most popular writer (up from 3,825th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
50.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
3.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Kalhanas by language
Over the past year Kalhana has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 52,700 views, followed by Hindi (23,611), and Kannada (3,506). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (1,788.24%), Western Punjabi (72.86%), and Malayalam (62.57%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kalhana ranks 3,797 out of 7,302. Before 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.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Francis Marrash
1837 - 1873
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 3,791
Israel Zangwill
1864 - 1926
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 3,792
Zhou Zuoren
1885 - 1967
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 3,793
Diphilus
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,794
Remmius Palaemon
100 - 100
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,795
Antonio Buero Vallejo
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,796
Kalhana
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,797
Stevan Sremac
1855 - 1906
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,798
Eric Ambler
1909 - 1998
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,799
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
1889 - 1968
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 3,800
Teffi
1872 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 3,801
Kočo Racin
1908 - 1943
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 3,802
François Cavanna
1923 - 2014
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 3,803
