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Bahram II

250 - 293

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Bahram II (also spelled Wahram II or Warahran II; Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭) was the fifth Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran, from 274 to 293. He was the son and successor of Bahram I (r. 271–274). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bahram II has received more than 128,491 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Bahram II is the 3,193rd most popular politician (down from 3,124th in 2019).

Bahram II was most famous for his military conquests. He was the first Sasanian emperor to conquer the Roman provinces of Syria and Egypt.

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  • 130k

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  • 61.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bahram II ranks 3,193 out of 15,577Before him are Philip I, Duke of Burgundy, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Violeta Chamorro, Robert IV of Sablé, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, and Corazon Aquino. After him are Adélaïde of France, Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, Simeon of Moscow, Mariano Rajoy, Shalmaneser V, and Roman the Great.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Bahram II ranks 18Before him are Pope Eusebius, Hormizd I, Postumus, Heliodorus of Emesa, Bahram I, and Tetricus I. After him are Donatus Magnus, Martinian, Saint Chrysogonus, Marcus Aurelius Marius, Chandragupta I, and Laelianus. Among people deceased in 293, Bahram II ranks 1After him are Bahram III and Carausius.

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