701 - Today
Saman Khuda (Saman Khoda, Saman-khudat; Persian: سامانخدا، سامانخدات) was an 8th-century Iranian noble whose descendants (the House of Saman) later became rulers of Khurasan (the Samanid Empire). He was a Dehqan from the village of Saman in Balkh province in present-day northern Afghanistan. In the early 8th century, he came to Merv, seat of the Caliphal governor of Khorasan, Asad ibn 'Abd Allah al-Qasri (ruled 723-727). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saman Khuda has received more than 71,727 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Saman Khuda is the 7,825th most popular politician (up from 8,964th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 60th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Afghan Politician.
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Among politicians, Saman Khuda ranks 7,825 out of 15,577. Before him are Jan Tarnowski, Zdravko Krivokapić, Chaka of Bulgaria, Jean Rey, Sunyer, Count of Barcelona, and Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine. After him are Paul Martin, Justo José de Urquiza, Duke Philipp of Württemberg, Stephen Držislav of Croatia, Sibylle of Cleves, and Taur Matan Ruak.
1488 - 1561
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7,819
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7,820
1210 - 1300
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7,821
1902 - 1983
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7,822
900 - 950
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,823
1908 - 1968
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,824
701 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,825
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,826
1801 - 1870
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,827
1838 - 1917
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,828
1000 - 996
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,829
1512 - 1554
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,830
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 7,831
Among people born in 701, Saman Khuda ranks 6. Before him are Li Bai, Ibn Hisham, Yazid III, Emperor Shōmu, and Tzitzak. After him are John VII of Constantinople, Al-Khayzuran, Thekla, wife of Michael II, and Theophano of Athens.
701 - 762
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
701 - 833
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 2
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3
701 - 756
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4
701 - 750
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 5
701 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 6
701 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 7
701 - 789
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 8
701 - 823
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 9
701 - 801
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 10
Among people born in Afghanistan, Saman Khuda ranks 65 out of 145. Before him are Sanai (1080), Abdullah Abdullah (1960), Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), Diodotus II (-252), Abdul Ali Mazari (1946), and Ibn Hibban (883). After him are Eucratides I (-170), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Kujula Kadphises (20), Baysunghur (1397), Ashraf Hotak (1700), and Mohammad Yaqub Khan (1849).
1080 - 1131
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 59
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 60
840 - 879
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 61
252 BC - 220 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 62
1946 - 1995
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 63
883 - 965
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 64
701 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 65
170 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 66
1220 - 1296
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 67
20 - 80
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 68
1397 - 1433
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 69
1700 - 1730
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 70
1849 - 1923
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 71
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Saman Khuda ranks 48. Before him are Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Abdullah Abdullah (1960), Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), Diodotus II (-252), and Abdul Ali Mazari (1946). After him are Eucratides I (-170), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Kujula Kadphises (20), Ashraf Hotak (1700), Mohammad Yaqub Khan (1849), and Mirwais Hotak (1673).
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 42
1424 - 1469
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 43
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 44
840 - 879
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 45
252 BC - 220 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 46
1946 - 1995
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 47
701 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 48
170 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 49
1220 - 1296
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 50
20 - 80
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 51
1700 - 1730
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 52
1849 - 1923
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 53
1673 - 1715
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 54