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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 (up from 32 in 2019). Alyattes of Lydia is the 6,927th most popular politician (down from 6,796th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 598th in 2019) and the 299th most popular Turkish Politician.

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  • 4.52

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  • 3.79

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 6,927 out of 15,577Before him are Friedrich Kellner, Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Kais Saied, Stefan Radoslav, Daniel arap Moi, and Devlet Bahçeli. After him are Yōsuke Matsuoka, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Rajaraja I, Jo Gwang-jo, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, and Princess Caroline of Denmark.

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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 4Before him are Alcaeus of Mytilene, Thespis, and Myia. After him are Dorieus and Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 610 out of 1,301Before him are Archippus (50), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815), Annia Faustina (201), Devlet Bahçeli (1948), and Menander Protector (550). After him are Artaphernes (-600), Aristeas (-600), Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), Lala Şahin Pasha (1330), Sadyattes (-700), and Isaac Komnenos (1113).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 299Before him are Alexios III of Trebizond (1338), Rusa II (-800), Anna Dalassene (1030), Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815), Annia Faustina (201), and Devlet Bahçeli (1948). After him are Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), Sadyattes (-700), Isaac Komnenos (1113), Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1800), Danishmend Gazi (1100), and Ishpuini of Urartu (-900).