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Bardas

816 - 866

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Bardas (Greek: Βάρδας; died 21 April 866) was a Byzantine noble and high-ranking minister. As the brother of Empress Theodora, he rose to high office under Theophilos (r. 829–842). Although sidelined after Theophilos's death by Theodora and Theoktistos, in 855 he engineered Theoktistos's murder and became the de facto regent for his nephew, Michael III (r. 842–867). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bardas has received more than 96,455 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Bardas is the 4,191st most popular politician (up from 4,978th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 474th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bardas ranks 4,191 out of 19,576. Before him are Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Wilhelm Groener, Tukulti-Ninurta I, Emperor Gong of Song, Mahamadou Issoufou, and Siad Barre. After him are Amenemnisu, Henri Konan Bédié, Kerbogha, King You of Zhou, Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and Ahmet Tevfik Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 816, Bardas ranks 2. Before him is Pope Formosus. After him are Joseph the Hymnographer, and Henjō. Among people deceased in 866, Bardas ranks 3. Before him are Al-Kindi, and Robert the Strong. After him are Liudolf, Duke of Saxony, Ordoño I of Asturias, Linji Yixuan, Al-Musta'in, Charles the Child, Eberhard of Friuli, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Bardas ranks 73 out of 169. Before him are Joscelin III, Count of Edessa (1135), Chryses of Troy (null), Kaykhusraw II (null), Sarduri II (-790), Leontios (660), and Dardanus (null). After him are Eumenes I (-250), Harpalus (-400), Constance of Antioch (1127), Menua (-900), Alyattes of Lydia (-640), and Rusa I (-800).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Bardas ranks 53. Before him are Joscelin III, Count of Edessa (1135), Chryses of Troy (null), Kaykhusraw II (null), Sarduri II (-790), Leontios (660), and Dardanus (null). After him are Eumenes I (-250), Harpalus (-400), Constance of Antioch (1127), Menua (-900), Alyattes of Lydia (-640), and Rusa I (-800).

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