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Barquq

1339 - 1399

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Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (Arabic: الملك الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق; ruled 1382–1389 and 1390–1399; born in Circassia) was the first Sultan of the Circassian Mamluk Burji dynasty of Egypt. He deposed sultan al-Salih Hajji to claim the throne for himself. Once in power, he placed many of his family members in positions of power. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barquq has received more than 119,258 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Barquq is the 4,590th most popular politician (up from 4,838th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Barquq ranks 4,590 out of 15,577Before him are Francisco da Costa Gomes, Lajos Batthyány, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Empress Kōken, Antigonus II Mattathias, and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin. After him are Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Ardashir III, Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, José María Aznar, and Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1339, Barquq ranks 7Before him are Pope Innocent VII, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Antipope Alexander V, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Eric XII of Sweden, and Anna von Schweidnitz. After him are Blanche of Bourbon, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Muhammad V of Granada, Juana Manuel, Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, and Ramesuan. Among people deceased in 1399, Barquq ranks 4Before him are Jadwiga of Poland, John of Gaunt, and Peter Parler. After him are John IV, Duke of Brittany, Temür Qutlugh, Helen of Bosnia, and John Spata.

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