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Chandragupta II

400 - 500

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Chandragupta II (r.c. 375–415), also known by his title Vikramaditya, as well as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was an emperor of the Gupta Empire. Modern scholars generally identify him with King Chandra of the Delhi iron pillar inscription. He continued the expansionist policy of his father Samudragupta through military conquests and marital alliances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chandragupta II is the 4,996th most popular politician (down from 3,683rd in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from India (down from 119th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Indian Politician.

Chandragupta II is most famous for uniting the Indian subcontinent and establishing the Gupta dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chandragupta II ranks 4,996 out of 19,576. Before him are Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Lucius Antonius Saturninus, Prithviraj Chauhan, Ram Chandra Poudel, Pierre Mauroy, and Erwin Piscator. After him are Horia Sima, Sweyn Haakonsson, Tervel of Bulgaria, René Préval, Ivo Josipović, and Mesud I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Chandragupta II ranks 28. Before him are Joannes, Shapur III, Uldin, Frumentius, Radagaisus, and Sozomen. After him are Vincent of Lérins, Flavius Bauto, Meletius of Antioch, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Gunther, and Maximus of Hispania. Among people deceased in 500, Chandragupta II ranks 5. Before him are Buddhaghosa, Nonnus, Zu Chongzhi, and Vātsyāyana. After him are Hierocles of Alexandria, Hesychius of Alexandria, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Aedesia, Anthemius, Charaton, and Asclepigenia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Chandragupta II ranks 195 out of 1,861. Before him are Pranab Mukherjee (1935), Tansen (1493), Kareena Kapoor (1980), Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), Gangubai Kothewali (1939), and Prithviraj Chauhan (1159). After him are Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Salmaan Taseer (1944), Bāṇabhaṭṭa (601), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Vishvamitra (-2000), and Mamnoon Hussain (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Chandragupta II ranks 67. Before him are Nana Sahib (1824), I. I. Chundrigar (1897), Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895), Rajaram I (1670), Pranab Mukherjee (1935), and Prithviraj Chauhan (1159). After him are Salmaan Taseer (1944), Vishvamitra (-2000), Mamnoon Hussain (1940), S. Jaishankar (1955), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879).

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