Schriftsteller

Basava

1134 - 1196

Basava

Basava (auch Mahatma Basava, Basaveshwara oder Basavanna; * 1131 in Basavana Bagewadi; † 1196 in Kudalasangama) war ein indischer Politiker, Philosoph, Dichter und Sozialreformer in der Zeit der Chalukya- und Kalachuri-Herrschaft über Mittelindien. Er war Anhänger des Hindu-Gottes Shiva und lebte und lehrte in der damaligen Hauptstadt Kalyani, dem heutigen Basavakalyan im Norden des Bundesstaats Karnataka. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Basava is the 984th most popular schriftsteller (down from 812th in 2024), the 152nd most popular biography from India (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Indian Schriftsteller.

Basava is most famous for his work to reform the caste system in India.

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Among Schriftstellers

Among schriftstellers, Basava ranks 984 out of 7,302. Before him are Avienus, Sin Saimdang, Victorien Sardou, Bruce Chatwin, Heinrich Kramer, and Philip Pullman. After him are George of Pisidia, George Gissing, Lawrence Durrell, Taha Hussein, Jacques Hébert, and Hartmann von Aue.

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Avienus
305 - 375
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 978
Sin Saimdang
1504 - 1551
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 979
Victorien Sardou
1831 - 1908
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 980
Bruce Chatwin
1940 - 1989
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 981
Heinrich Kramer
1430 - 1505
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 982
Philip Pullman
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 983
Basava
1134 - 1196
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 984
George of Pisidia
580 - 634
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 985
George Gissing
1857 - 1903
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 986
Lawrence Durrell
1912 - 1990
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 987
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 988
Jacques Hébert
1757 - 1794
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 989
Hartmann von Aue
1160 - 1210
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 990

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1134, Basava ranks 2. Before him is Yesugei. After him are Sancho III of Castile, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Margaret of Navarre, Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes. Among people deceased in 1196, Basava ranks 4. Before him are Béla III of Hungary, Alfonso II of Aragon, and Canute I of Sweden. After him are Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Maurice de Sully, Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, Saint Meinhard, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.

Others Born in 1134

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Yesugei
POLITICIAN
1134 - 1171
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 1
Basava
WRITER
1134 - 1196
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 2
Sancho III of Castile
POLITICIAN
1134 - 1158
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 3
Raymond V, Count of Toulouse
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1134 - 1194
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 4
Margaret of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1134 - 1182
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 5
Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine
COMPANION
1134 - 1195
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 6
Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1134 - 1184
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 7
Geoffrey, Count of Nantes
NOBLEMAN
1134 - 1158
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 1196

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Béla III of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1148 - 1196
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 1
Alfonso II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1157 - 1196
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 2
Canute I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1196
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 3
Basava
WRITER
1134 - 1196
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 4
Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1196
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 5
Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 6
Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1196
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 7
Maurice de Sully
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1110 - 1196
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 8
Conrad II, Duke of Swabia
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1196
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 9
Saint Meinhard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1196
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 10
Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne
POLITICIAN
1120 - 1196
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 11