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Śuddhodana

590 BC - Today

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Śuddhodana (Sanskrit: शुद्धोदन; Pali: Suddhodana), meaning "he who grows pure rice," was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. He was a leader of the Shakya, who lived in an oligarchic republic, with their capital at Kapilavastu. In later renditions of the life of the Buddha, Śuddhodana was often referred to as a king, though that status cannot be established with confidence and is in fact disputed by modern scholars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Śuddhodana is the 2,173rd most popular politician (down from 1,876th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Nepalese Politician.

Śuddhodana is most famous for being the father of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. He was a king of the Shakya clan and ruled the region of Śrāvastī in the 6th century BCE.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Śuddhodana ranks 2,173 out of 19,576. Before him are Yuan Shao, Werner von Fritsch, Kavad I, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sweyn II of Denmark, and Aden Adde. After him are Al-Hakam II, Euric, Userkaf, António Costa, Gyeongjong of Joseon, and Alassane Ouattara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590 BC, Śuddhodana ranks 1. After him are Psamtik III, Xanthippus, Cleobulus, Ephialtes, Baruch ben Neriah, and Antenor.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Śuddhodana ranks 10 out of 59. Before him are Tenzing Norgay (1914), Mahapajapati Gotami (-600), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), KP Sharma Oli (1952), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), and Rāhula (-534). After him are Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939), Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nepal

Among politicians born in Nepal, Śuddhodana ranks 5. Before him are Yaśodharā (-600), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), KP Sharma Oli (1952), and Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954). After him are Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1949), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), and Ram Baran Yadav (1948).

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