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Al-Mahdi

744 - 785

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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله المنصور; 744 or 745 – 785), better known by his regnal name al-Mahdī (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 491,406 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Al-Mahdi is the 1,878th most popular politician (up from 2,080th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 5th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Mahdi ranks 1,878 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Jing of Han, Kim Jong-suk, Yitzhak Navon, Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, Śuddhodana, and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. After him are Ferdinand I of León, Kitbuqa, King Wen of Zhou, Oswald Mosley, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, and Emperor Hui of Han.

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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 are Yan Zhenqing, Nafiʽ al-Madani, and Ōtomo no Yakamochi.

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    Al-Mahdi

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    744 - 785

    HPI: 66.14

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 6 out of 59. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), As-Saffah (722), Hussein of Jordan (1935), and Jephthah (-1118). After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), Philodemus (-110), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), and Balak (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, Al-Mahdi ranks 3. Before him are As-Saffah (722), and Hussein of Jordan (1935). After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Haya bint Hussein (1974), and Mudar Badran (1934).

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