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Bardiya

580 BC - 522 BC

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Bardiya or Smerdis (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 Bardiya; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις Smérdis; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (Old Persian: *Tanūvazraka; Ancient Greek: Τανυοξάρκης Tanuoxárkēs) by Ctesias, was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings. There are sharply divided views on his life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bardiya has received more than 942,810 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Bardiya is the 3,000th most popular politician, the 117th most popular biography from Iran (down from 109th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Iranian Politician.

Bardiya is most famous for being one of the sons of Cyrus the Great. He was killed by his brother Cambyses II.

Memorability Metrics

  • 940k

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  • 63.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bardiya ranks 3,000 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Go-Yōzei, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Wittiza, Konrad Henlein, Cardinal de Rohan, and Huáscar. After him are Kyösti Kallio, Philippa of England, Ferhat Abbas, Al-Muntasir, Philotas, and Nexhmije Hoxha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580 BC, Bardiya ranks 2. Before him is Pherecydes of Syros. After him is Battus I of Cyrene. Among people deceased in 522 BC, Bardiya ranks 2. Before him is Cambyses II. After him is Nebuchadnezzar III.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Bardiya ranks 117 out of 631. Before him are Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155), Yazdegerd II (500), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Abu Hanifa Dinawari (815), and Haji Bektash Veli (1209). After him are Karim Khan Zand (1705), Narges Mohammadi (1972), Arses of Persia (-360), Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), and Abbas III (1732).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Bardiya ranks 68. Before him are Safi of Persia (1611), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Yazdegerd II (500), and Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808). After him are Karim Khan Zand (1705), Arses of Persia (-360), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Abbas III (1732), Vologases I of Parthia (1), and Sultan Husayn (1668).

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