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Alyattes of Lydia

640 BC - 560 BC

Alyattes of Lydia

Alyattes (Ancient Greek: Ἀλυάττης Aluáttēs, likely from Lydian Walwates; reigned c. 618–561 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes and grandson of Ardys. He died after a reign of 57 years and was succeeded by his son Croesus. A battle between his forces and those of Cyaxares, king of Media, was interrupted by the solar eclipse of 28 May 585 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alyattes of Lydia has received more than 92,089 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Alyattes of Lydia is the 6,805th most popular politician (up from 6,959th in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 569th in 2019) and the 285th most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among politicians, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 6,805 out of 15,710. Before him are Orodes III of Parthia, Ur-Nanshe, Arthur Zimmermann, Agilulf, Empress Masako, and Antonio Salandra. After him are Carlos Antonio López, Philip IV of Macedon, Alejandro Toledo, Bonosus, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, and Pertevniyal Sultan.

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Orodes III of Parthia
100 BC - 6
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,799
Ur-Nanshe
2500 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,800
Arthur Zimmermann
1864 - 1940
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,801
Agilulf
555 - 616
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,802
Empress Masako
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,803
Antonio Salandra
1853 - 1931
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,804
Alyattes of Lydia
640 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,805
Carlos Antonio López
1792 - 1862
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,806
Philip IV of Macedon
400 BC - 296 BC
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,807
Alejandro Toledo
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,808
Bonosus
300 - 281
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,809
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
1499 - 1551
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,810
Pertevniyal Sultan
1812 - 1883
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,811

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 Thespis and Alcaeus of Mytilene. After him are Dorieus, Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis, and Opiter Verginius Tricostus.