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Ardys of Lydia

750 BC - 629 BC

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Ardys (Ancient Greek: Αρδυς, romanized: Ardus, also Αρδυσος Ardusos; Latin: Ardys, Ardysus; reigned 644–637 BC) was the son of Gyges of Lydia, whom he succeeded as the second king of the Mermnad dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ardys of Lydia has received more than 35,627 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ardys of Lydia is the 8,830th most popular politician (down from 5,531st in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 508th in 2019) and the 101st most popular Turkish Politician.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.48

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  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ardys of Lydia ranks 8,830 out of 19,576. Before him are Ronald Inglehart, Ahmad al-Muqtadir, Berenice, Faustin Soulouque, Neferkamin, and Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. After him are Matteo Renzi, Grégoire Kayibanda, Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Đồng Khánh, and Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750 BC, Ardys of Lydia ranks 4. Before him are Sargon II, Shallum of Israel, and King Ping of Zhou. After him is Eriba-Marduk. Among people deceased in 629 BC, Ardys of Lydia ranks 1. 

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Ardys of Lydia ranks 137 out of 169. Before him are Ariobarzanes of Pontus (-250), Eudoxius of Antioch (300), Helena Kantakouzene (1333), Bohemond V of Antioch (1199), Verina (null), and Euphorbus (null). After him are Hethum I, King of Armenia (1215), Sadyattes (-700), Aesacus (null), Bohemond VII of Antioch (1261), Anthemius (400), and Sarduri I (-900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Ardys of Lydia ranks 101. Before him are Ishpuini of Urartu (-900), Ariobarzanes of Pontus (-250), Helena Kantakouzene (1333), Bohemond V of Antioch (1199), Verina (null), and Euphorbus (null). After him are Hethum I, King of Armenia (1215), Sadyattes (-700), Aesacus (null), Bohemond VII of Antioch (1261), Anthemius (400), and Sarduri I (-900).

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