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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 the Indian subcontinent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Porus has received more than 4,599,921 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Porus is the 2,274th most popular politician (down from 2,113th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Pakistani Politician.

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

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  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Porus ranks 2,274 out of 15,577. Before him are Jehoahaz of Judah, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, Julius Martov, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Theodoric II, and Emperor Itoku. After him are Qutb al-Din Aibak, Paul Doumer, Pescennius Niger, Louis the Blind, Seleucus II Callinicus, and Amenemhat II.

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Contemporaries

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

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Others Deceased in 316 BC

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    Olympias

    375 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 73.81

    Rank: 1

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    Eumenes

    362 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 64.75

    Rank: 2

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    Sun Bin

    401 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 64.30

    Rank: 3

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    Porus

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 64.22

    Rank: 4

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    Peithon

    355 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 56.77

    Rank: 5

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    Antigenes

    350 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 52.32

    Rank: 6

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    Eudemus

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 41.55

    Rank: 7

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Porus ranks 12 out of 180. Before him are Muhammad Iqbal (1877), Benazir Bhutto (1953), Bhagat Singh (1907), Kanishka (78), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), and Vasubandhu (400). After him are Asanga (300), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928), Abdus Salam (1926), and Kabir Bedi (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Porus ranks 5. Before him are Akbar (1542), Shah Jahan (1592), Benazir Bhutto (1953), and Kanishka (78). After him are 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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