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Mihirakula

500 - 533

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Mihirakula (Gupta script: , Mi-hi-ra-ku-la, Chinese: 摩酰逻矩罗 Mo-hi-lo-kiu-lo), sometimes referred to as Mihiragula or Mahiragula, was the second and last Alchon Hun king of northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent between 502 and 530 CE. He was a son of and successor to Toramana of Huna heritage. His father ruled the Indian part of the Hephthalite Empire. Mihirakula ruled from his capital of Sagala (modern-day Sialkot, Pakistan).In around 520 CE, the Chinese monk Song Yun met with Mihirakula. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mihirakula has received more than 281,953 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mihirakula is the 12,567th most popular politician (down from 11,646th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mihirakula ranks 12,567 out of 15,577Before him are Luis Sáenz Peña, Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Bouasone Bouphavanh, Abdul Qadir, William Wain Prior, and King Weilie of Zhou. After him are Ján Čarnogurský, Manuel Quintana, Jędrzej Moraczewski, Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, Shefqet Vërlaci, and Jules Méline.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Mihirakula ranks 52Before him are Illus, Amalaberga, Sittas, Oisc of Kent, Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man, and Peter III of Alexandria. After him are Iakob Tsurtaveli, Fergus Mór, Wehha of East Anglia, Zenonis, Eormenric of Kent, and Comgall mac Domangairt. Among people deceased in 533, Mihirakula ranks 4Before him are Saint Remigius, Hilderic, and Fulgentius of Ruspe.

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