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Thonmi Sambhota

618 - 658

Thonmi Sambhota

Thonmi Sambhota (Thönmi Sambhoṭa, (Tib. ཐོན་མི་སམ་བྷོ་ཊ།, Wylie thon mi sam+b+ho Ta; c.619-7th C.) is a figure credited by Tibetan traditions with creating the first Tibetan script, based on the Gupta alphabet, after being sent by king Songsten Gampo to study in India. He is also credited with serving the king as his minister and escorting two princesses from Nepal and China into Tibet to become Songtsen Gampo's queens. The authenticity of this legend has been questioned. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thonmi Sambhota is the 230th most popular inventor (up from 243rd in 2019), the 695th most popular biography from China (up from 732nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Inventor.

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Among inventors, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 230 out of 426. Before him are Melvil Dewey, Elihu Thomson, Hubert Cecil Booth, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Lars Magnus Ericsson, and Laurens Hammond. After him are Rodolphe Lindt, George Washington, Pavel Yablochkov, Fritz von Opel, John Wesley Hyatt, and Aurel Stodola.

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Melvil Dewey
1851 - 1931
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 224
Elihu Thomson
1853 - 1937
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 225
Hubert Cecil Booth
1871 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 226
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
1878 - 1972
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 227
Lars Magnus Ericsson
1846 - 1926
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 228
Laurens Hammond
1895 - 1973
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 229
Thonmi Sambhota
618 - 658
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 230
Rodolphe Lindt
1855 - 1909
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 231
George Washington
1871 - 1946
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 232
Pavel Yablochkov
1847 - 1894
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 233
Fritz von Opel
1899 - 1971
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 234
John Wesley Hyatt
1837 - 1920
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 235
Aurel Stodola
1859 - 1942
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 236

Contemporaries

Among people born in 618, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 3. Before him are Heraklonas, and Charibert II. Among people deceased in 658, Thonmi Sambhota ranks 5. Before him are Samo, Malik al-Ashtar, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, and Khabbab ibn al-Aratt. After him are Erchinoald, and Chu Suiliang.