1571 - 1629
Abbas the Great or Abbas I of Persia or Abbas I of Iran (Persian: شاه عباس بزرگ; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629) was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran, and is generally considered one of the greatest rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. He was the third son of Shah Mohammad Khodabanda.Although Abbas would preside over the apex of Safavid Iran's military, political and economic power, he came to the throne during a troubled time for the country. Under the ineffective rule of his father, the country was riven with discord between the different factions of the Qizilbash army, who killed Abbas' mother and elder brother. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abbas the Great has received more than 326,018 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Abbas the Great is the 364th most popular politician (up from 399th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Politician.
Abbas the Great was a Persian emperor who ruled from 1587 to 1629. He is most famous for his military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire, which he succeeded in conquering.
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Among politicians, Abbas the Great ranks 364 out of 15,710. Before him are Philip III of Spain, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Horemheb, Dido, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, and Abdulmejid I. After him are Sargon of Akkad, Joachim Murat, Ertuğrul, Alp Arslan, Sigismund III Vasa, and Semiramis.
1578 - 1621
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 358
1768 - 1835
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 359
1319 BC - 1292 BC
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 360
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 361
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 362
1823 - 1861
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 363
1571 - 1629
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 364
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 365
1767 - 1815
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 366
1198 - 1281
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 367
1029 - 1072
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 368
1566 - 1632
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 369
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 370
Among people born in 1571, Abbas the Great ranks 3. Before him are Caravaggio and Johannes Kepler. After him are Hasekura Tsunenaga, Michael Praetorius, Mulla Sadra, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Thomas Mun, Frederick de Houtman, Willem Blaeu, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, and Salomon de Brosse. Among people deceased in 1629, Abbas the Great ranks 1. After him are Carlo Maderno, Gabriel Bethlen, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Otto van Veen, Hendrick ter Brugghen, Pietro Bernini, Giorgi Saakadze, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Sigismondo d'India, and Caspar Bartholin the Elder.
1571 - 1610
HPI: 88.46
Rank: 1
1571 - 1630
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 2
1571 - 1629
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 3
1571 - 1622
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 4
1571 - 1621
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 5
1571 - 1636
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 6
1571 - 1617
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 7
1571 - 1641
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 8
1571 - 1627
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 9
1571 - 1638
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 10
1571 - 1578
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 11
1571 - 1626
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 12
1571 - 1629
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 1
1556 - 1629
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 2
1580 - 1629
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 3
1577 - 1629
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 4
1587 - 1629
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 5
1556 - 1629
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 6
1588 - 1629
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 7
1562 - 1629
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 8
1570 - 1629
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 9
1593 - 1629
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 10
1582 - 1629
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 11
1585 - 1629
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 12
Among people born in Afghanistan, Abbas the Great ranks 2 out of 108. Before him are Rumi (1207). After him are Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Hamid Karzai (1957), Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), Jami (1414), Abu Dawood (817), Humayun (1508), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), and Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953).
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 1
1571 - 1629
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 2
1441 - 1501
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 3
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 4
1837 - 1897
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 5
1414 - 1492
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 6
817 - 888
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 7
1508 - 1556
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 8
1914 - 2007
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 9
1929 - 1979
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 10
971 - 1030
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 11
1953 - 2001
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Abbas the Great ranks 1. After him are Hamid Karzai (1957), Humayun (1508), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Babrak Karmal (1929), Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917), and Amanullah Khan (1892).
1571 - 1629
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 1
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 2
1508 - 1556
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 3
1914 - 2007
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 4
1929 - 1979
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 5
971 - 1030
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 6
1953 - 2001
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 7
1940 - 2011
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 8
1909 - 1978
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 9
1929 - 1996
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 10
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 11
1892 - 1960
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 12