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Vikramaditya

102 BC - Today

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Vikramaditya (Sanskrit: विक्रमादित्य IAST: Vikramāditya) was a legendary king as mentioned in ancient Indian literature, featuring in traditional stories including those in Vetala Panchavimshati and Singhasan Battisi. Many describe him as ruler with his capital at Ujjain (Pataliputra or Pratishthana in a few stories). "Vikramaditya" was also a common title adopted by several monarchs in ancient and medieval India, and the Vikramaditya legends may be embellished accounts of different kings (particularly Chandragupta II). According to popular tradition, Vikramaditya began the Vikram Samvat era in 57 BCE after defeating the Shakas, and those who believe that he is based on a historical figure place him around the first century BCE. However, this era is identified as "Vikrama Samvat" after the ninth century CE. Nepal uses Bikram Sambat named after him, 57 years ahead of Gregorian calendar, as state's official calendar and for legal matters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vikramaditya is the 4,213th most popular politician (up from 4,700th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from India (up from 165th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vikramaditya ranks 4,213 out of 19,576. Before him are João Figueiredo, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Alfonso V of León, Lê Duẩn, and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. After him are Li Yuanhong, Nikolai Patrushev, Pir Muhammad, Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, Godigisel, and Milan Milutinović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 102 BC, Vikramaditya ranks 1. After him are Quintus Tullius Cicero, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, and Julia Major.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vikramaditya ranks 163 out of 1,861. Before him are Kasturba Gandhi (1869), Bindusara (-320), Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936), Wilfred Bion (1897), Ashok Kumar (1911), and Guru Angad (1504). After him are Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), Anna Mani (1918), Jayalalithaa (1948), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), and Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Vikramaditya ranks 58. Before him are Sambhaji (1657), Sanghamitta (-281), Rajaraja I (947), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Sher Shah Suri (1486), and Bindusara (-320). After him are Jayalalithaa (1948), Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), Nana Sahib (1824), I. I. Chundrigar (1897), Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895), and Rajaram I (1670).

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