GEOGRAPHER
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk b. Maḥmūd Gardīzī (Persian: ابوسعید عبدالحی بن ضحاک بن محمود گردیزی), better known as Gardizi (گردیزی), was an 11th-century Persian historian and official, who is notable for having written the Zayn al-akhbar, one of the earliest history books written in New Persian. Little is known of Gardizi personally. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Sa'id Gardezi has received more than 25,021 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Abu Sa'id Gardezi is the 32nd most popular geographer (up from 37th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Geographer.
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25k
Page Views (PV)
57.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.33
Effective Languages (L*)
1.74
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 32 out of 67. Before him are William Morris Davis, Sebastian Münster, Zakariya al-Qazwini, Marinus of Tyre, Nicolas Sanson, and Albrecht Penck. After him are Jodocus Hondius, Vincenzo Coronelli, Willem Blaeu, Alfred Hettner, Artemidorus Ephesius, and Jovan Cvijić.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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William Morris Davis
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 26
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 27
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 28
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 29
Nicolas Sanson
1600 - 1667
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 30
Albrecht Penck
1858 - 1945
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 32
Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 33
Vincenzo Coronelli
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 34
Willem Blaeu
1571 - 1638
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 35
Alfred Hettner
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 36
Artemidorus Ephesius
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 37
Jovan Cvijić
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1100, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 30. Before him are Niklot, Henry, Ragnvald Knaphövde, George Kedrenos, Gorakhnath, and Malik Shah. After him are Teobaldo Boccapecci, Anushtegin Gharchai, Wace, Jabir ibn Aflah, Thierry, Count of Flanders, and Duqaq. Among people deceased in 1061, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 3. Before him are Pope Nicholas II and Humbert of Silva Candida. After him are Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia, Presian, Floris I, Count of Holland, and Ali ibn Ridwan.
Others Born in 1100
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Niklot
1100 - 1160
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 24
Henry
1100 - 1156
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 25
Ragnvald Knaphövde
1100 - 1126
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 26
George Kedrenos
1100 - 1100
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 27
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 28
Malik Shah
1100 - 1116
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 29
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 30
Teobaldo Boccapecci
1100 - 1126
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 31
Anushtegin Gharchai
1100 - 1097
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 32
Wace
1100 - 1174
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 33
Jabir ibn Aflah
1100 - 1150
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 34
Thierry, Count of Flanders
1100 - 1168
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 35
Duqaq
1100 - 1104
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1061
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Pope Nicholas II
990 - 1061
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1
Humbert of Silva Candida
1000 - 1061
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 2
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 3
Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia
1031 - 1061
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4
Presian
997 - 1061
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 5
Floris I, Count of Holland
1025 - 1061
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 6
Ali ibn Ridwan
988 - 1061
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 7
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 51 out of 145. Before him are Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Bairam Khan (1501), Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006), Diodotus I (-285), Abu Zayd al-Balkhi (850), and Humaira Begum (1918). After him are Tahir ibn Husayn (776), Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Ismail Khan (1946), Muhammad Shah (1702), and Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968).
Others born in Afghanistan
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Abdul Rahim Hatif
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 45
Bairam Khan
1501 - 1561
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 46
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
1006 - 1089
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 47
Diodotus I
285 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 48
Abu Zayd al-Balkhi
850 - 934
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 49
Humaira Begum
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 50
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 51
Tahir ibn Husayn
776 - 822
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 52
Dost Mohammad Khan
1793 - 1863
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 53
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
1947 - 2012
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 54
Ismail Khan
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 55
Muhammad Shah
1702 - 1748
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 56
Abdul Ghani Baradar
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 57
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Afghanistan
Among geographers born in Afghanistan, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 1.
