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Arses of Persia

360 BC - 336 BC

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Arses (Old Persian: *R̥šā; Greek: Ἀρσής), also known by his regnal name Artaxerxes IV (; Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 Artaxšaçāʰ; 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 399,398 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Arses of Persia is the 3,159th most popular politician (up from 3,356th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Iran (down from 115th in 2019) and the 67th 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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  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arses of Persia ranks 3,159 out of 15,577Before him are Goujian, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Stanislav Shushkevich, Oskar Potiorek, Joseph Berchtold, and Nectanebo II. After him are Lars Porsena, Kilij Arslan II, Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Vratislaus II of Bohemia, and Shamshi-Adad V.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Arses of Persia ranks 116 out of 528Before him are Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Abbas III (1732), Datis (-600), Ali Shariati (1933), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), and Qazi Muhammad (1893). After him are Mulla Sadra (1571), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724), Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942), and Istakhri (850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Arses of Persia ranks 67Before him are Tahmasp II (1704), Yazdegerd II (500), Bardiya (-580), Abbas III (1732), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), and Qazi Muhammad (1893). After him are Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Istakhri (850), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Karim Khan Zand (1705), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), and Ebrahim Raisi (1960).