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Argishti I of Urartu

827 BC - 764 BC

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Argishti I, was the sixth known king of Urartu, reigning from 786 BC to 764 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan. Alternate transliterations of the name include Argishtis, Argisti, Argišti, and Argishtish. Although the name is usually rendered as Argišti (read: Argishti), some scholars argue that Argisti is the most likely pronunciation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Argishti I of Urartu has received more than 96,726 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Argishti I of Urartu is the 4,666th most popular politician (down from 3,104th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 345th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Turkish Politician.

Argišti of Urartu is most famous for its use of Urartian cuneiform, which was an adaptation of the Akkadian cuneiform script.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 4,666 out of 19,576. Before him are Mahmud II, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Marie de Rohan, Hydatius, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, and Mohamed Boudiaf. After him are Denis Thatcher, Al-Mustansir Billah, Joseph Bech, Min Aung Hlaing, Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse, and Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 827 BC, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 764 BC, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 1. 

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 80 out of 169. Before him are Eumenes I (-250), Harpalus (-400), Constance of Antioch (1127), Menua (-900), Alyattes of Lydia (-640), and Rusa I (-800). After him are Jovan Vladimir (990), George Kedrenos (1100), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), Melito of Sardis (140), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), and Artemisia II of Caria (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 60. Before him are Eumenes I (-250), Harpalus (-400), Constance of Antioch (1127), Menua (-900), Alyattes of Lydia (-640), and Rusa I (-800). After him are Jovan Vladimir (990), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), Artemisia II of Caria (null), Pithana (-1800), and Proclus of Constantinople (310).

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