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Thonmi Sambhota

618 - 658

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Thonmi Sambhota (Thönmi Sambhoṭa, (Tib. ཐོན་མི་སམ་བྷོ་ཊ།, Wyl. thon mi sam+b+ho Ta; c.619-7th C.) is the Tibetan minister who according to legends created the first Tibetan script, base on the Gupta alphabet after being sent by King Songsten Gampo to study in India. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thonmi Sambhota has received more than 57,937 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Thonmi Sambhota is the 243rd most popular inventor (down from 221st in 2019), the 728th most popular biography from China (down from 628th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 243 out of 426. Before him are Georges Hébert, Hans von Ohain, Tivadar Puskás, Clive Sinclair, Ottó Bláthy, and John Kemp Starley. After him are Ray Dolby, Frank Zamboni, Eugen Langen, Rodolphe Lindt, Aimo Lahti, and Laurens Hammond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 618, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 3. Before him are Heraklonas, and Charibert II.  Among people deceased in 658, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 6. Before him are Samo, Malik al-Ashtar, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, and Erchinoald. After him is Chu Suiliang.

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In China

Among people born in China, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 728 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Gaoli (1946), Andrew Yao (1946), Faye Wong (1969), Nicholas Poppe (1897), Shi Lang (1621), and Yang Liwei (1965). After him are Ann Hui (1947), Jin of Xia (null), Wang Bo (650), Bai Ling (1966), Jiong of Xia (null), and Zeng Gong (1019).

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Among INVENTORS In China

Among inventors born in China, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 6. Before him are Cai Lun (48), Charles K. Kao (1933), Bi Sheng (990), Taiichi Ohno (1912), and Yuan Longping (1930). After him are An Wang (1920), and Robin Li (1968).

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