HISTORIAN
Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
Pulakeshin II
Pulakeshi II (IAST: Pulakeśhi r. c. 610–642 CE) popularly known as Immaḍi Pulakeśi, was the greatest Chalukyan Emperor who reigned from Vatapi (present-day Badami in Karnataka, India). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pulakeshin II has received more than 962,935 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Pulakeshin II is the 202nd most popular historian (down from 173rd in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from India (down from 282nd in 2019) and the most popular Indian Historian.
Memorability Metrics
960k
Page Views (PV)
53.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Pulakeshin II ranks 202 out of 561. Before him are Frederick Jackson Turner, Max Weinreich, Abu Mikhnaf, Linda Nochlin, Robert Conquest, and Ibn Abd al-Hakam. After him are Alexander Vasiliev, Philochorus, Karl Otfried Müller, Walter Laqueur, Tony Judt, and Aulus Cremutius Cordus.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrederick Jackson Turner
1861 - 1932
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 196
Max Weinreich
1894 - 1969
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 197
Abu Mikhnaf
709 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 198
Linda Nochlin
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 199
Robert Conquest
1917 - 2015
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 200
Ibn Abd al-Hakam
800 - 871
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 201
Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 202
Alexander Vasiliev
1867 - 1953
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 203
Philochorus
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 204
Karl Otfried Müller
1797 - 1840
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 205
Walter Laqueur
1921 - 2018
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 206
Tony Judt
1948 - 2010
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 207
Aulus Cremutius Cordus
50 BC - 25
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 610, Pulakeshin II ranks 9. Before him are Abdullah ibn Umar, Pope Donus, Egica, Grimoald, King of the Lombards, Anania Shirakatsi, and Godepert. Among people deceased in 642, Pulakeshin II ranks 8. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah, Pope John IV, Tulga, Oswald of Northumbria, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, and Cynegils. After him are Tulayha, Aiulf I of Benevento, Domnall Brecc, and Eowa of Mercia.
Others Born in 610
Go to all RankingsAbdullah ibn Umar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
610 - 693
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 3
Pope Donus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
610 - 678
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 4
Egica
POLITICIAN
610 - 702
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 5
Grimoald, King of the Lombards
POLITICIAN
610 - 671
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 6
Anania Shirakatsi
PHILOSOPHER
610 - 685
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
Godepert
POLITICIAN
610 - 662
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 8
Pulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9
Others Deceased in 642
Go to all RankingsBilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 2
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 3
Tulga
POLITICIAN
622 - 642
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 4
Oswald of Northumbria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
604 - 642
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 5
Yeongnyu of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
550 - 642
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Cynegils
NOBLEMAN
575 - 642
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7
Pulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 8
Tulayha
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 9
Aiulf I of Benevento
POLITICIAN
650 - 642
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 10
Domnall Brecc
POLITICIAN
700 - 642
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 11
Eowa of Mercia
POLITICIAN
650 - 642
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 12
In India
Among people born in India, Pulakeshin II ranks 343 out of 1,861. Before him are Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Lalu Prasad Yadav (1948), Wilfred Bion (1897), Jim Corbett (1875), and Sanjay Gandhi (1946). After him are Guru Hargobind (1595), Bhavabhuti (null), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Lindsay Anderson (1923), Kajol (1974), and Vijay (1974).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsMulayam Singh Yadav
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 337
Vikram Sarabhai
PHYSICIST
1919 - 1971
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 338
Lalu Prasad Yadav
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 339
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 340
Jim Corbett
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 341
Sanjay Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1980
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 342
Pulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 343
Guru Hargobind
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1644
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 344
Bhavabhuti
WRITER
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 345
Dadasaheb Phalke
FILM DIRECTOR
1870 - 1944
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 346
Lindsay Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 347
Kajol
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 348
Vijay
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 349
Among HISTORIANS In India
Among historians born in India, Pulakeshin II ranks 1. After him are ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), R. H. Tawney (1880), Romila Thapar (1931), and Irfan Habib (1931).
Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1
ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
1540 - 1615
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 2
R. H. Tawney
1880 - 1962
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 3
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 4
Irfan Habib
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 5