WRITER
Bhāsa
200 - 300
Bhāsa
Bhāsa is one of the earliest Indian playwrights in Sanskrit, predating Kālidasa. Estimates of his floruit range from the 4th century BCE to the 4th century CE; the thirteen plays attributed to him are commonly dated closer to the first or second century CE. Bhasa's plays had been lost for centuries until the manuscripts were rediscovered in 1910 by the Indian scholar Ganapati Shastri. Bhāsa had previously only been known from mentions in other works, such as the Rajashekhara's Kāvya-mimāmsā, which attributes the play Swapnavāsavadattam to him. In the introduction to his first play Mālavikāgnimitram, Kālidāsa wrote: "Shall we neglect the works of such illustrious authors as Bhāsa, Saūmilla, and Kaviputra? Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bhāsa is the 1,174th most popular writer (down from 1,102nd in 2019). (down from 529th in 2019)
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Bhāsa ranks 1,174 out of 7,302. Before him are Nordahl Grieg, Tukaram, Juliusz Słowacki, Ibn Khallikan, Jean de Joinville, and Sadriddin Ayni. After him are Cosmas of Prague, Sophia Tolstaya, Khaled Hosseini, Michel Butor, Cai Yan, and Sami Frashëri.
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Nordahl Grieg
1902 - 1943
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 1,168
Tukaram
1608 - 1650
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1,169
Juliusz Słowacki
1809 - 1849
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1,170
Ibn Khallikan
1211 - 1282
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1,171
Jean de Joinville
1224 - 1317
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 1,172
Sadriddin Ayni
1878 - 1954
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 1,173
Bhāsa
200 - 300
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 1,174
Cosmas of Prague
1045 - 1125
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 1,175
Sophia Tolstaya
1844 - 1919
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 1,176
Khaled Hosseini
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 1,177
Michel Butor
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1,178
Cai Yan
177 - 250
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1,179
Sami Frashëri
1850 - 1904
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,180
Contemporaries
Among people born in 200, Bhāsa ranks 26. Before him are Wei Yan, Vologases VI, Pacatianus, Sasan, Lucius Artorius Castus, and Sabinianus. After him are Mussius Aemilianus, Xiahou Yuan, Achilles Tatius, Gao Shun, Tatiana of Rome, and Liu Zhang. Among people deceased in 300, Bhāsa ranks 4. Before him are Diophantus, Saint Christopher, and Sasan. After him are Achilles Tatius, Saturnin, Meng Huo, Sabellius, Ma Dai, Minervina, Saint Martial, and Amelius.
Others Born in 200
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Wei Yan
POLITICIAN
200 - 234
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 20
Vologases VI
POLITICIAN
200 - 228
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 21
Pacatianus
POLITICIAN
200 - 248
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 22
Sasan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 300
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 23
Lucius Artorius Castus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 - 200
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 24
Sabinianus
POLITICIAN
200 - 240
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 25
Bhāsa
WRITER
200 - 300
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 26
Mussius Aemilianus
POLITICIAN
200 - 262
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 27
Xiahou Yuan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 - 219
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 28
Achilles Tatius
WRITER
200 - 300
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 29
Gao Shun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 - 199
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 30
Tatiana of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 226
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 31
Liu Zhang
POLITICIAN
200 - 219
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 300
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Diophantus
MATHEMATICIAN
201 - 300
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 1
Saint Christopher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
220 - 300
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 2
Sasan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 300
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 3
Bhāsa
WRITER
200 - 300
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 4
Achilles Tatius
WRITER
200 - 300
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 5
Saturnin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 300
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 6
Meng Huo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
101 - 300
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 7
Sabellius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 300
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 8
Ma Dai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
183 - 300
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 9
Minervina
POLITICIAN
300 - 300
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 10
Saint Martial
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 300
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
Amelius
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 300
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 12
