580 BC - 522 BC
Bardiya or Smerdis (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 Bạrdiya; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις Smérdis; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (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 863,779 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Bardiya is the 3,009th most popular politician (up from 3,074th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Iran (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 63rd 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.
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Among politicians, Bardiya ranks 3,009 out of 15,577. Before him are Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Abbas II of Egypt, August Landmesser, Teos of Egypt, and Odaenathus. After him are Emperor Sakuramachi, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Henry II the Pious, Abdul Rahman Arif, Sancho II of Portugal, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
1722 - 1758
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 3,003
1503 - 1547
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 3,004
1874 - 1944
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 3,005
1910 - 1944
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 3,006
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 3,007
220 - 267
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 3,008
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 3,009
1720 - 1750
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,010
1156 - 1222
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,011
1196 - 1241
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,012
1916 - 2007
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,013
1209 - 1248
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,014
1916 - 2000
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,015
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.
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 1
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 3
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 1
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2
600 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 3
Among people born in Iran, Bardiya ranks 109 out of 528. Before him are Shahnaz Pahlavi (1940), Bahram Chobin (600), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), Tahmasp II (1704), and Yazdegerd II (500). After him are Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Abbas III (1732), Datis (-600), Ali Shariati (1933), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), and Qazi Muhammad (1893).
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 103
600 - 592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 104
161 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 105
873 - 934
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 106
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 107
500 - 457
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 108
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 109
1733 - 1807
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 110
1732 - 1740
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 111
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 112
1933 - 1977
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 113
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 114
1893 - 1947
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 115
Among politicians born in Iran, Bardiya ranks 63. Before him are Al-Hadi (764), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), Tahmasp II (1704), and Yazdegerd II (500). After him are Abbas III (1732), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Arses of Persia (-360), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), and Istakhri (850).
764 - 786
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 57
1898 - 1930
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 58
161 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 59
873 - 934
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 60
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 61
500 - 457
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 62
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 63
1732 - 1740
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 64
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 65
1893 - 1947
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 66
360 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 67
100 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 68
850 - 957
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 69