POLITICIAN

Bagoas

350 BC - 336 BC

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Bagoas (Old Persian: Bagāvahyā; Ancient Greek: Βαγώας, Bagōas; died 336 BCE) was a prominent Persian official who served as the vizier (Chief Minister) of the Achaemenid Empire until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bagoas has received more than 166,062 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Bagoas is the 4,600th most popular politician (down from 3,516th in 2019).

Bagoas was a eunuch who became the lover of King Artaxerxes II of Persia. He was a eunuch who became the lover of King Artaxerxes II of Persia.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bagoas ranks 4,600 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Go-Fukakusa, Alfonso Jordan, False Dmitry II, Horik I, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Carlos Arias Navarro. After him are Margaret of Bavaria, Malik-Shah II, Otto Meissner, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, and Antiochus XII Dionysus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Bagoas ranks 9. Before him are Demetrius of Phalerum, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, and Parysatis II. After him are Alexander II of Macedon, Dicaearchus, Agis III, Archestratus, Artakama, and Archidamus III. Among people deceased in 336 BC, Bagoas ranks 6. Before him are Philip II of Macedon, Pausanias of Orestis, Amyntas IV of Macedon, Arses of Persia, and Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon. After him are Attalus, and Audata.

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