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Alyattes of Lydia

640 BC - 560 BC

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Alyattes (Lydian language: 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯𐤤𐤮 Walweteś; Ancient Greek: Ἀλυάττης Aluáttēs; reigned c. 635-585 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes, grandson of Ardys, and great-grandson of Gyges. He died after a reign of 57 years and was succeeded by his son Croesus.Alyattes was the first monarch who issued coins, made from electrum (and his successor Croesus was the first to issue gold coins). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alyattes of Lydia has received more than 141,188 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Alyattes of Lydia is the 4,576th most popular politician (up from 6,909th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 608th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Turkish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Alyattes of Lydia has had the most page views in the with 12,739 views, followed by Persian (3,879), and German (3,347). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (54.62%), Romanian (37.89%), and Bulgarian (35.37%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 4,576 out of 19,576. Before him are Lydia Litvyak, Carl Bildt, Emperor Shōmu, Emperor Wu of Song, María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, and Antiochus X Eusebes. After him are Ludovico Manin, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Paul Painlevé, Mehmed I Giray, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, and Adolf Schärf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 640 BC, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 560 BC, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 3. Before him are Alcaeus of Mytilene, and Thespis. After him are Myia, Dorieus, and Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 78 out of 169. Before him are Dardanus (null), Bardas (816), Eumenes I (-250), Harpalus (-400), Constance of Antioch (1127), and Menua (-900). After him are Rusa I (-800), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Jovan Vladimir (990), George Kedrenos (1100), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), and Melito of Sardis (140).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 58. Before him are Dardanus (null), Bardas (816), Eumenes I (-250), Harpalus (-400), Constance of Antioch (1127), and Menua (-900). After him are Rusa I (-800), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Jovan Vladimir (990), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), and Artemisia II of Caria (null).

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