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Araniko

1244 - 1306

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Aniko, Anige or Araniko (Nepali: अरनिको, Chinese: 阿尼哥; 1245–1306) was one of the key figures in the arts of Nepal and the Yuan dynasty of China, and the artistic exchanges in these areas. He was born in Kathmandu Valley during the reign of Abhaya Malla. He is known for building the White Stupa at the Miaoying Temple in Beijing. During the reign of Jayabhimadeva, he was sent on a project to build a golden stupa in Tibet, where he also initiated into monkhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Araniko is the 1,216th most popular painter (down from 1,208th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Nepal (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Nepalese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Araniko ranks 1,216 out of 2,023Before him are Eugène Isabey, Richard Bergh, Alla Horska, Albertus Pictor, Virginie Demont-Breton, and Josep Maria Subirachs. After him are Abanindranath Tagore, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Ivan Grohar, Fritz von Uhde, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, and Jeanna Bauck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1244, Araniko ranks 6Before him are Pope John XXII, Henry I of Navarre, Boniface, Count of Savoy, Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, and Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway.  Among people deceased in 1306, Araniko ranks 5Before him are Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Khutulun, Robert II, Duke of Burgundy, and Jacopone da Todi.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Araniko ranks 31 out of 59Before him are Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814), Ang Rita (1948), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Janaka (null), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), and Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909). After him are Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Sushil Koirala (1939), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), Apa Sherpa (1960), Ashtavakra (null), and Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928).

Among PAINTERS In Nepal

Among painters born in Nepal, Araniko ranks 1