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Al-Mahdi

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Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله المنصور‎; 744 or 745 – 785), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdi (المهدي, "He who is guided by God"), was the third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 775 to his death in 785. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Mahdi has received more than 271,584 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Mahdi is the 1,508th most popular politician (up from 1,640th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Jordanian Politician.

The Mahdi is a messianic figure in Islam. He is believed to be the savior of humankind and the final Imam who will appear at the end of time.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Mahdi ranks 1,508 out of 15,710. Before him are Agathocles of Syracuse, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Phryne, Romanos III Argyros, and Manuel Azaña. After him are Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Bleda, Conradin, Andrey Vyshinsky, Chenghua Emperor, and Emmanuel Macron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 744, Al-Mahdi ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 785, Al-Mahdi ranks 1. After him is Ōtomo no Yakamochi.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 5 out of 37. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Hussein of Jordan (1935), Al-Mansur (714), and As-Saffah (722). After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Menippus (-290), Judas of Galilee (-100), Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 3. Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935) and As-Saffah (722). After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Balak (null), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Omar Razzaz (1961), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Hani Mulki (1951), and Adnan Badran (1935).

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