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Shantanu

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Shantanu (Sanskrit: शांतनु, शान्तनु, IAST: Shāṃtanu, Shāntanu) is a character in the Mahabharata, described as the a ruler of the Kuru Kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebear of the lineage of the Chandravamsha, and the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The ruler was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born during the latter's latter years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shantanu has received more than 2,028,293 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Shantanu is the 6,044th most popular politician (down from 5,678th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from India (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 60th most popular Indian Politician.

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  • 32

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  • 3.86

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shantanu ranks 6,044 out of 15,577. Before him are Kaykaus II, James Louis Sobieski, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Bakenranef, Emperor Go-Suzaku, and Kara Davud Pasha. After him are Şehzade Korkut, Jean-Antoine Marbot, Tudḫaliya I, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Princess Eugénie of Sweden, and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shantanu ranks 190 out of 1,493. Before him are Salim Ali (1896), Lakshmi Mittal (1950), Girish Karnad (1938), Motilal Nehru (1861), Narayana Guru (1855), and Dignāga (480). After him are Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), Nana Sahib (1824), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Ajay Devgn (1969), Eknath (1533), and Śāntarakṣita (725).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Shantanu ranks 60. Before him are Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Morarji Desai (1896), Pushyamitra Shunga (-300), Tarabai (1675), Abdul Karim (1863), and Motilal Nehru (1861). After him are Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), Nana Sahib (1824), Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913), and Shah Alam II (1728).

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