WRITER

Sarmad Kashani

1590 - 1661

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Sarmad Kashani (c. 1590–1661) was a Persian-speaking Armenian mystic and poet who travelled to and made the Indian subcontinent his permanent home during the 17th century. Originally Jewish, he may have renounced his religion to adopt Islam. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sarmad Kashani has received more than 245,696 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sarmad Kashani is the 5,709th most popular writer, the 77th most popular biography from Armenia and the 11th most popular Armenian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sarmad Kashani ranks 5,709 out of 7,302. Before him are Conrad Hall, Henry Ward Beecher, Manuel Rivas, Peider Lansel, Peter Morgan, and Georgi Gospodinov. After him are Dragutin Tadijanović, Karel van de Woestijne, Joe Orton, Ralf König, Anna Kavan, and Kim Iryeop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, Sarmad Kashani ranks 17. Before him are Jacob van Eyck, Théophile de Viau, John Albert II, Daniel Seghers, María de Zayas, and William Bradford.  Among people deceased in 1661, Sarmad Kashani ranks 22. Before him are Pyotr Beketov, Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, Daniel Seghers, Thomas Fuller, Shah Shuja, and Murad Bakhsh. After him is Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Sarmad Kashani ranks 77 out of 163. Before him are Hamo Sahyan (1914), Edmond Keosayan (1936), Gevorg Emin (1919), Rafael Vaganian (1951), Aram Sargsyan (1961), and Paruyr Hayrikyan (1949). After him are Igor Tselovalnikov (1944), Armen Nazaryan (1974), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), Hayko (1977), Anna Chicherova (1982), and Ashot Anastasian (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Armenia

Among writers born in Armenia, Sarmad Kashani ranks 11. Before him are Hovhannes Shiraz (1914), Shushanik Kurghinian (1876), Paruyr Sevak (1924), Axel Bakunts (1899), Hamo Sahyan (1914), and Gevorg Emin (1919). After him are Narine Abgaryan (1971), Mariam Petrosyan (1969), and Sipan Shiraz (1967).

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