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Basarab I of Wallachia

1275 - 1352

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Basarab I (Romanian: [basaˈrab] ), also known as Basarab the Founder (Romanian: Basarab Întemeietorul; c. 1270 – 1351/1352), was a voivode and later the first independent ruler of Wallachia who lived in the first half of the 14th century. Many details of his life are uncertain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basarab I of Wallachia has received more than 277,925 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Basarab I of Wallachia is the 2,217th most popular politician (up from 2,883rd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 51st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Romanian Politician.

Basarab I of Wallachia is most famous for his victory over the Hungarian army at Posada in 1330.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

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  • 64.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Basarab I of Wallachia has had the most page views in the with 47,438 views, followed by English (38,956), and Russian (10,920). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Macedonian (82.70%), Belarusian (80.29%), and Chinese (40.40%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 2,217 out of 19,576. Before him are Aemilianus, Kuchlug, Frederick III of Sicily, Ferdinand I of Portugal, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, and Wolfgang Schäuble. After him are Nectanebo II, Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Đurađ Branković, Vannozza dei Cattanei, Menkauhor Kaiu, and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1275, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 4. Before him are Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Gediminas, and Marsilius of Padua. After him are Dnyaneshwar, John II, Duke of Brabant, Mondino de Luzzi, Chungseon of Goryeo, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, and Abu Sa'id Uthman II. Among people deceased in 1352, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement VI. After him are Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine, Matthias of Arras, Chungjeong of Goryeo, and Al-Hakim II.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 42 out of 844. Before him are Sergiu Celibidache (1912), Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Mihai Eminescu (1850), and Milan I of Serbia (1854). After him are Radu cel Frumos (1438), János Bolyai (1802), Bela Lugosi (1882), John Cassian (360), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), and Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 21. Before him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Michael the Brave (1558), Álmos (820), and Milan I of Serbia (1854). After him are Radu cel Frumos (1438), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Traian Băsescu (1951), György Dózsa (1470), and Stephen Bocskai (1557).

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