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Barkiyaruq

1081 - 1104

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Rukn al-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah (Persian: ابو المظفر رکن الدین برکیارق بن ملکشاه, romanized: Rukn al-Dīn Abuʿl-Moẓaffar Berkyāruq ibn Malik-Šāh; 1079/80 – 1105), better known as Berkyaruq (برکیارق), was the fifth sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1094 to 1105. The son and successor of Malik-Shah I (r. 1072–1092), he reigned during the opening stages of the decline and fragmentation of the empire, which marked the rise of Turkoman atabegates and principalities, which would eventually stretch from Kirman to Anatolia and Syria. His reign was marked by internal strife, mainly against other Seljuk princes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barkiyaruq has received more than 220,437 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Barkiyaruq is the 2,139th most popular politician (down from 1,794th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Iran (down from 70th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Iranian Politician.

Barkiyaruq is most famous for his work in astronomy and mathematics. He was the first person to use the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in the Middle East, and he wrote a book on astronomical calculations.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Barkiyaruq ranks 2,139 out of 19,576Before him are Charles Edward Stuart, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, William Longsword, Sanakht, Stefan Dečanski, and John, Duke of Berry. After him are Ermanaric, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, King Zhou of Shang, Abd al-Rahman II, Néstor Kirchner, and Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1081, Barkiyaruq ranks 2Before him is Louis VI of France. After him are Urraca of León, William, Count of Luxembourg, Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse, and Conrad I, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1104, Barkiyaruq ranks 1After him are Duqaq, Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona, and Danishmend Gazi.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Barkiyaruq ranks 90 out of 631Before him are Al-Hadi (764), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831). After him are Mazdak (450), Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), Bahram V (406), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), and Atossa (-550).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Barkiyaruq ranks 50Before him are Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Al-Hadi (764), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831). After him are Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), Bahram V (406), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Atossa (-550), and Sogdianus of Persia (-500).