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Porus

400 BC - 316 BC

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Porus or Poros (Ancient Greek: Πῶρος Pôros; fl. 326–321 BC) was an ancient Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines), in the Punjab region of what is now India and Pakistan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Porus has received more than 4,810,770 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Porus is the 2,494th most popular politician (down from 2,266th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 12th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Pakistani Politician.

Porus is most famous for his defeat of Alexander the Great.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Porus ranks 2,494 out of 19,576. Before him are Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Emperor Kōshō, Werner von Haeften, B. J. Habibie, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, and Otto Grotewohl. After him are Antonín Novotný, Serzh Sargsyan, Sancho II of Castile and León, Necmettin Erbakan, Huayna Capac, and Pharnavaz I of Iberia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Porus ranks 7. Before him are Bessus, Parmenion, Tollund Man, Pausanias of Orestis, Nectanebo II, and Thaïs. After him are Atropates, Teos of Egypt, Berossus, Leochares, Theopompus, and Spitamenes. Among people deceased in 316 BC, Porus ranks 4. Before him are Olympias, Sun Bin, and Eumenes. After him are Peithon, Antigenes, Attalus, and Eudemus.

Others Born in 400 BC

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  • Photo of Bessus

    Bessus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 73.36

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Parmenion

    Parmenion

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 71.74

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Tollund Man

    Tollund Man

    CELEBRITY

    400 BC - 384 BC

    HPI: 71.50

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Pausanias of Orestis

    Pausanias of Orestis

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 336 BC

    HPI: 71.06

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Nectanebo II

    Nectanebo II

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 343 BC

    HPI: 69.95

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Thaïs

    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 69.45

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Porus

    Porus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 69.32

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Atropates

    Atropates

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 69.09

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Teos of Egypt

    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 68.95

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Berossus

    Berossus

    WRITER

    400 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 68.92

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Leochares

    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 68.63

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Theopompus

    Theopompus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 68.60

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Spitamenes

    Spitamenes

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 68.08

    Rank: 13

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Others Deceased in 316 BC

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  • Photo of Olympias

    Olympias

    COMPANION

    375 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 76.87

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Sun Bin

    Sun Bin

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    401 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 70.56

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Eumenes

    Eumenes

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    362 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 70.15

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Porus

    Porus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 69.32

    Rank: 4

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    Peithon

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    355 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 63.53

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Antigenes

    Antigenes

    POLITICIAN

    350 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 59.52

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Attalus

    Attalus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 59.09

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Eudemus

    Eudemus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 54.55

    Rank: 8

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Porus ranks 13 out of 217. Before him are Pāṇini (-500), Bhagat Singh (1907), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Vasubandhu (400), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876). After him are Abdus Salam (1926), Asanga (300), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), Har Gobind Khorana (1922), Ranjit Singh (1780), and Aga Khan III (1877).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Porus ranks 6. Before him are Akbar (1542), Shah Jahan (1592), Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Benazir Bhutto (1953), and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876). After him are Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), Ranjit Singh (1780), Aga Khan III (1877), Imran Khan (1952), Manmohan Singh (1932), and Gulzarilal Nanda (1898).

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