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Arses of Persia

360 BC - 336 BC

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Arses (Old Persian: *R̥šā; Ancient Greek: Ἀρσής), also known by his regnal name Artaxerxes IV (; Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was the twelfth Achaemenid King of Kings from 338 to 336 BC. Arses ascended the throne, after his father Artaxerxes III—who had caused a resurgence of the Persian Empire—was poisoned by the eunuch Bagoas. The latter put Arses on the throne with the expectation of being able to control him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arses of Persia has received more than 437,605 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Arses of Persia is the 3,073rd most popular politician (up from 3,150th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Iran (down from 116th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Iranian Politician.

Arsaces I of Parthia, also known as Arsaces I of Persia, was the founder of the Parthian Empire.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arses of Persia ranks 3,073 out of 19,576. Before him are Milan Kučan, George, King of Saxony, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Pharamond, and Alfonso IV of Aragon. After him are Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Jean Casimir-Perier, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Enrico De Nicola, and Louis-Eugène Cavaignac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 360 BC, Arses of Persia ranks 3. Before him are Callisthenes, and Aristoxenus. After him are Autolycus of Pitane, Onesicritus, and Dionysius of Heraclea. Among people deceased in 336 BC, Arses of Persia ranks 4. Before him are Philip II of Macedon, Pausanias of Orestis, and Amyntas IV of Macedon. After him are Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Bagoas, Attalus, and Audata.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Arses of Persia ranks 120 out of 631. Before him are Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Abu Hanifa Dinawari (815), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Bardiya (-580), Karim Khan Zand (1705), and Narges Mohammadi (1972). After him are Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Abbas III (1732), Sasan (200), Vologases I of Parthia (1), and Sultan Husayn (1668).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Arses of Persia ranks 70. Before him are Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Yazdegerd II (500), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Bardiya (-580), and Karim Khan Zand (1705). After him are Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Abbas III (1732), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Sultan Husayn (1668), Tahmasp II (1704), and Istakhri (850).

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