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Kanishka

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Kanishka I (Sanskrit: कनिष्क, Kaniṣka; Greco-Bactrian:Κανηϸκε Kaniške; Kharosthi: 𐨐𐨞𐨁𐨮𐨿𐨐 Ka-ṇi-ṣka; Brahmi: Kā-ṇi-ṣka), Kanishka or Kanishka the Great was an emperor of the Kushan dynasty, under whose reign (c. 127–150 CE) the empire reached its zenith. He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. A descendant of Kujula Kadphises, founder of the Kushan empire, Kanishka came to rule an empire extending from Central Asia and Gandhara to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kanishka has received more than 1,658,393 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Kanishka is the 2,080th most popular politician (up from 2,753rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 14th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Politician.

Kanishka is most famous for being the emperor of the Kushan Empire, which was one of the largest empires in ancient history.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kanishka ranks 2,080 out of 15,577. Before him are Dagobert III, Leopoldo Galtieri, John IV Laskaris, Berenice IV of Egypt, Dangun, and Nikola IV Zrinski. After him are Austen Chamberlain, Manasseh, Charles VIII of Sweden, Willi Stoph, Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, and Kavad I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 78, Kanishka ranks 2. Before him is Zhang Heng.  Among people deceased in 144, Kanishka ranks 1. After him are Emperor Shun of Han and Polycarpus II of Byzantium.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Kanishka ranks 9 out of 180. Before him are Chanakya (-375), Guru Nanak (1469), Pāṇini (-500), Muhammad Iqbal (1877), Benazir Bhutto (1953), and Bhagat Singh (1907). After him are Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), Vasubandhu (400), Porus (-400), Asanga (300), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876), and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Kanishka ranks 4. Before him are Akbar (1542), Shah Jahan (1592), and Benazir Bhutto (1953). After him are Porus (-400), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), Aga Khan III (1877), Ranjit Singh (1780), Imran Khan (1952), and Manmohan Singh (1932).

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