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An Shigao

101 - 168

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An Shigao (Chinese: 安世高; pinyin: Ān Shìgāo; Wade–Giles: An Shih-kao, Korean: An Sego, Japanese: An Seikō, Vietnamese: An Thế Cao) (fl. c. 148–180 CE) was an early Buddhist missionary to China, and the earliest known translator of Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese. According to legend, he was a prince of Parthia, nicknamed the "Parthian Marquess", who renounced his claim to the royal throne of Parthia in order to serve as a Buddhist missionary monk in China. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. An Shigao is the 1,642nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,307th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 196th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, An Shigao ranks 1,642 out of 3,187. Before her are Louis Massignon, Irmina of Oeren, Sheikh Said, Huldah, Robert W. McElroy, and Victor Maurus. After her are Pelagio Galvani, Nilus the Younger, Nicolaus Olahus, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Julián Herranz Casado, and Constantine VI of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 101, An Shigao ranks 9. Before her are Apollinaris of Ravenna, Meng Huo, Polyaenus, Felicitas of Rome, Blandina, and Zhang Lu. After her are Xenophon of Ephesus, Gan Ji, and Oppian. Among people deceased in 168, An Shigao ranks 3. Before her are Pope Anicetus, and Emperor Huan of Han.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, An Shigao ranks 210 out of 384. Before her are Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (1959), Shalmaneser IV (-900), Uday Hussein (1964), Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1940), Manishtushu (null), and Shar-Kali-Sharri (null). After her are Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958), Sa'dun Hammadi (1930), Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640), Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), and Qusay Hussein (1966).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, An Shigao ranks 25. Before her are Dinkha IV (1935), Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1931), Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), and Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1935). After her are Emmanuel III Delly (1927), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), Nahor, son of Terah (null), Al-Baqillani (950), Bashar ibn Burd (714), and Yahya ibn Ma'in (775).

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