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Prince Vijaya

543 BC - 504 BC

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Prince Vijaya (Sinhala:විජය) (c. 543–505 BCE) was a legendary king of Tambapanni, based in modern day Sri Lanka. His reign was first mentioned in Mahāvaṃsa. He is said to have came to Sri Lanka with seven hundred followers after being banished from Sinhapura. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Prince Vijaya is the 13,188th most popular politician (down from 11,414th in 2024), the 538th most popular biography from India (down from 417th in 2019) and the 170th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Vijaya ranks 13,187 out of 19,576. Before him are Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Francesco Contarini, Apisai Ielemia, and Duatentopet. After him are Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, Tiberius Sempronius Longus, Mariano Ospina Pérez, Gina Raimondo, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus, Akhmed Zakayev, and Goodluck Jonathan.

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Among people born in 543 BC, Prince Vijaya ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 504 BC, Prince Vijaya ranks 1. 

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In India

Among people born in India, Prince Vijaya ranks 538 out of 1,861. Before him are Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904), Jhalkaribai (1830), M. S. Swaminathan (1925), U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), Sharmila Tagore (1944), and Anna Kashfi (1934). After him are Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), Vichitravirya (null), Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850), Robert Swinhoe (1836), and Asrani (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Prince Vijaya ranks 170. Before him are C. N. Annadurai (1909), Lalu Prasad Yadav (1948), Kumaragupta I (400), Fatima Jinnah (1893), Jhalkaribai (1830), and M. S. Swaminathan (1925). After him are Vichitravirya (null), Lobsang Sangay (1968), Jagjivan Ram (1908), Hemu (1501), Malik Kafur (1250), and Bal Thackeray (1926).

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