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Bahram V

406 - 438

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Bahram V (also spelled Wahram V or Warahran V; Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭), also known as Bahram Gur (New Persian: بهرام گور, "Bahram the onager [hunter]"), was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) from 420 to 438. The son of the incumbent Sasanian shah Yazdegerd I (r. 399–420), Bahram was at an early age sent to the Lahkmid court in al-Hira, where he was raised under the tutelage of the Lakhmid kings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bahram V has received more than 290,138 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Bahram V is the 2,243rd most popular politician (up from 2,438th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 89th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Bahram V was most famous for his construction of the city of Baghdad.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bahram V ranks 2,243 out of 19,576. Before him are Samudragupta, Arsinoe III of Egypt, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Karl Hermann Frank, Pang Tong, and Childeric II. After him are José Manuel Barroso, William IV, Prince of Orange, Khieu Samphan, Ma Chao, James Callaghan, and Hermann Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 406, Bahram V ranks 2. Before him is Attila.  Among people deceased in 438, Bahram V ranks 1. 

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    Attila

    POLITICIAN

    406 - 453

    HPI: 87.56

    Rank: 1

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    Bahram V

    POLITICIAN

    406 - 438

    HPI: 69.89

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 438

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    Bahram V

    POLITICIAN

    406 - 438

    HPI: 69.89

    Rank: 1

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Bahram V ranks 93 out of 631. Before him are Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mazdak (450), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531). After him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Atossa (-550), Sogdianus of Persia (-500), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), and Mordecai (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Bahram V ranks 52. Before him are Ali al-Sistani (1930), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Barkiyaruq (1081), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531). After him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Atossa (-550), Sogdianus of Persia (-500), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), and Muhammad I Tapar (1082).

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