281 BC - 202 BC
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, Sanghamitta ranks 7,950 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1870 - 1926
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,944
700 - 726
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,945
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,946
322 - 344
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,947
1597 - 1662
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,948
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,949
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,950
420 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,951
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,952
1787 - 1859
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,953
1891 - 1965
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,954
3 - 54
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,955
250 BC - 207 BC
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,956
Among people born in 281 BC, Sanghamitta ranks 3. Before her are Chrysippus and King Zhuangxiang of Qin. Among people deceased in 202 BC, Sanghamitta ranks 5. Before her are Xiang Yu, Syphax, Hasdrubal Gisco, and Maharbal. After her is Titus Manlius Torquatus.
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1
281 BC - 247 BC
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 3
232 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 1
250 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2
300 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 3
245 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 4
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 5
290 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 6
Among people born in India, Sanghamitta ranks 256 out of 1,493. Before 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).
1479 - 1574
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 250
1903 - 1975
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 251
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 252
1730 - 1796
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 253
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 254
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 255
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 256
1924 - 1996
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 257
1886 - 1967
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 258
1685 - 1719
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 259
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 260
1760 - 1837
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 261
1814 - 1859
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 262
Among politicians born in India, Sanghamitta ranks 82. Before 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).
1556 - 1627
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 76
1912 - 1960
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 77
1238 - 1325
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 78
1861 - 1946
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 79
1903 - 1975
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 80
1730 - 1796
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 81
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 82
1886 - 1967
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 83
1685 - 1719
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 84
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 85
1760 - 1837
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 86
1895 - 1951
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 87
1661 - 1713
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 88