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Amasis II

700 BC - 526 BC

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Amasis II (Ancient Greek: Ἄμασις Ámasis; Phoenician: 𐤇𐤌𐤎 ḤMS) or Ahmose II was a pharaoh (reigned 570 – 526 BCE) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the successor of Apries at Sais. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amasis II has received more than 332,683 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Amasis II is the 1,777th most popular politician (up from 2,052nd in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 117th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Amasis II is most famous for his building projects, including the temple of Abu Simbel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Amasis II ranks 1,777 out of 19,576. Before him are Léon Blum, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Attalus I, Félix Faure, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Emperor Huizong of Song. After him are Rupert, King of Germany, John Sigismund Zápolya, Hippias, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Öz Beg Khan, and Laurent-Désiré Kabila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Amasis II ranks 6. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Astyages, Cyaxares, Arion, and Psamtik I. After him are Tyrtaeus, Jeconiah, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Necho I, and Periander. Among people deceased in 526 BC, Amasis II ranks 1. 

Others Born in 700 BC

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  • Photo of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus

    Lucius Tarquinius Priscus

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 579 BC

    HPI: 76.73

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Astyages

    Astyages

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 73.39

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Cyaxares

    Cyaxares

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 584 BC

    HPI: 73.00

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Arion

    Arion

    WRITER

    700 BC - 660 BC

    HPI: 72.74

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Psamtik I

    Psamtik I

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 610 BC

    HPI: 72.62

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Amasis II

    Amasis II

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 526 BC

    HPI: 71.30

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Tyrtaeus

    Tyrtaeus

    WRITER

    700 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 71.19

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Jeconiah

    Jeconiah

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 660 BC

    HPI: 70.92

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Anacharsis

    Anacharsis

    PHILOSOPHER

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 70.71

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Phalaris

    Phalaris

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 69.69

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Necho I

    Necho I

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 664 BC

    HPI: 69.55

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Periander

    Periander

    WRITER

    700 BC - 583 BC

    HPI: 69.36

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 526 BC

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    Amasis II

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 526 BC

    HPI: 71.30

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Amasis II ranks 111 out of 642. Before him are Kamose (-1600), Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372), Shepseskaf (-2600), Seti II (-1300), Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152), and Dorothy Hodgkin (1910). After him are Al-Suyuti (1445), Ka (-3200), Sekhemkhet (-2800), Isetnofret (-1250), Seqenenre Tao (-1600), and Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Amasis II ranks 44. Before him are Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), Kamose (-1600), Shepseskaf (-2600), Seti II (-1300), and Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152). After him are Ka (-3200), Sekhemkhet (-2800), Isetnofret (-1250), Seqenenre Tao (-1600), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), and Cleopatra V of Egypt (-100).

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