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Bayan I

600 - 602

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Bayan I reigned as the first khagan of the Avar Khaganate between 562 and 602. As the Göktürk Empire expanded westwards on the Eurasian Steppe during the 6th century, peoples such as the Avars (also known as the Pseudo-Avars, Obri, Abaroi and Varchonites) and the Bulgars migrated into Central and the Southeast Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bayan I has received more than 159,374 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Bayan I is the 3,957th most popular politician (up from 4,301st in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 120th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Bayan I is the first bayan in the Ottoman bayan repertoire. It is the most famous for being the first bayan in the Ottoman repertoire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bayan I ranks 3,957 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Duzong, Venustiano Carranza, Ranavalona I, Senakhtenre Ahmose, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Charles, Duke of Berry, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Emperor Kenzō, Gelon, and Antonia the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Bayan I ranks 24. Before him are Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, Pope Severinus, Rayhana bint Zayd, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, and Shahrbaraz. After him are Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Al-Mughira, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Heraclius the Elder, and John IV of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 602, Bayan I ranks 2. Before him is Maurice. After him is Theodosius.

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    Maurice

    POLITICIAN

    539 - 602

    HPI: 73.96

    Rank: 1

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    Bayan I

    POLITICIAN

    600 - 602

    HPI: 66.63

    Rank: 2

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    Theodosius

    POLITICIAN

    583 - 602

    HPI: 58.82

    Rank: 3

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Bayan I ranks 115 out of 1,077. Before him are Döme Sztójay (1883), George Pólya (1887), Ján Kollár (1793), Gyula Grosics (1926), György Cziffra (1921), and Orestes (420). After him are Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Marcel Grossmann (1878), George I Rákóczi (1593), Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Judit Polgár (1976), and Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Bayan I ranks 45. Before him are John Corvinus (1473), Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), Pál Teleki (1879), Pál Schmitt (1942), Döme Sztójay (1883), and Orestes (420). After him are Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), Péter Medgyessy (1942), Piali Pasha (1515), Gyula Horn (1932), and George II Rákóczi (1621).

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