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Achaemenes

800 BC - 700 BC

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Achaemenes (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης Akhaiménēs; Latin: Achaemenēs) was the apical ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. Other than his role as an apical ancestor, nothing is known of his life or actions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Achaemenes has received more than 364,516 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Achaemenes is the 1,667th most popular politician (up from 1,743rd in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Iran (up from 71st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Achaemenes is most famous for being the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty, which ruled Persia from 550 BC to 330 BC.

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  • 38

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Achaemenes ranks 1,667 out of 15,577. Before him are Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Shapur II, Teti, Li Xiannian, Béla I of Hungary, and Senusret I. After him are Glycerius, Emperor Suizei, Humayun, Clovis II, Francis, Duke of Guise, and Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Achaemenes ranks 10. Before him are Lycurgus of Sparta, Amos, Hezekiah, Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, and Hoshea. After him are Jotham of Judah, Titus Tatius, Candaules, Zechariah of Israel, Marduk-apla-iddina II, and Taharqa. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Achaemenes ranks 5. Before him are Hesiod, Isaiah, Gyges of Lydia, and Tyrtaeus. After him are Jehoahaz of Judah, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Ariaramnes, Callinus, Shebitku, and Theopompus of Sparta.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Achaemenes ranks 66 out of 528. Before him are Shirin Ebadi (1947), Babak Khorramdin (798), Bayazid Bastami (804), Jamshīd al-Kāshī (1380), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), and Shapur II (309). After him are Attar of Nishapur (1145), Gaykhatu (1300), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Barkiyaruq (1081), Ibn Majah (824), and Masoud Barzani (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Achaemenes ranks 32. Before him are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Cyaxares (-700), Ghazan (1271), Cyrus I (-690), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), and Shapur II (309). After him are Gaykhatu (1300), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Barkiyaruq (1081), Masoud Barzani (1946), Ismail II (1533), and Abbas II of Persia (1633).

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