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Sanghamitta

281 BC - 202 BC

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Saṅghamittā (Saṅghamitrā in Sanskrit, nun's name Ayapali; 282 BC – 203 BC) was an Indian Buddhist nun and believed to be the eldest daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) and his first wife and Empress, Devi (302 BCE – 242 BCE). Together with her brother Mahinda, she entered an order of Buddhist monks. The two siblings later went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha at the request of King Devanampiya Tissa (250 BC – 210 BC) who was a contemporary of Ashoka. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanghamitta has received more than 320,631 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sanghamitta is the 7,950th most popular politician (up from 10,353rd in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from India (up from 345th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sanghamitta ranks 7,950 out of 15,577Before her are Leonid Krasin, Marcello Tegalliano, Andrus Ansip, Emperor Kang of Jin, Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, and Teucer. After her are Ateas, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi, Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, Ban Biao, and Gala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 281 BC, Sanghamitta ranks 3Before her are Chrysippus and King Zhuangxiang of Qin.  Among people deceased in 202 BC, Sanghamitta ranks 5Before her are Xiang Yu, Syphax, Hasdrubal Gisco, and Maharbal. After her is Titus Manlius Torquatus.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sanghamitta ranks 256 out of 1,493Before her are Guru Amar Das (1479), K. Kamaraj (1903), Rahul Sankrityayan (1893), Velu Nachiyar (1730), Jaggi Vasudev (1957), and Shakuntala Devi (1929). After her are Idries Shah (1924), Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886), Farrukhsiyar (1685), Bahubali (null), Akbar II (1760), and Tatya Tope (1814).

Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Sanghamitta ranks 82Before her are Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), K. Kamaraj (1903), and Velu Nachiyar (1730). After her are Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886), Farrukhsiyar (1685), Bahubali (null), Akbar II (1760), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), and Jahandar Shah (1661).