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Baysunghur

1397 - 1433

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Ghiyath ud-din Baysunghur (persian: غیاث‌الدین بایسنقر) commonly known as Baysonqor or Baysongor, Baysonghor or (incorrectly) as Baysunqar, also called Sultan Bāysonḡor Bahādor Khan (1397–1433) was a prince of the Timurid dynasty. He was known as a patron of arts and architecture, the leading patron of the Persian miniature in Iran, commissioning the Baysunghur Shahnameh and other works, as well as being a prominent calligrapher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baysunghur has received more than 36,481 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Baysunghur is the 190th most popular architect (up from 215th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 69th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Architect.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Baysunghur ranks 190 out of 518. Before him are Paul Andreu, Pietro Lombardo, Michele Sanmicheli, James Hoban, Roberto Burle Marx, and Cornelis Floris de Vriendt. After him are Carlo Fontana, Hans Poelzig, Lev Rudnev, Jacobus Oud, Shigeru Ban, and Luigi Vanvitelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1397, Baysunghur ranks 10. Before him are Albert II of Germany, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Hacı I Giray, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Jahan Shah, and Chimalpopoca. After him are Tlacaelel, Alexander I Aldea, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, Nicolò Marcello, and Francesco Squarcione. Among people deceased in 1433, Baysunghur ranks 6. Before him are Zheng He, John I of Portugal, Emperor Go-Komatsu, Lê Lợi, and Lidwina. After him are Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany, James II, Count of Urgell, and Nicholas II Garai.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Baysunghur ranks 61 out of 177. Before him are Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), Sanai (1080), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), and Kujula Kadphises (20). After him are Ismail Khan (1946), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Ashraf Hotak (1700), Ahmad Zahir (1946), Muhammad Shah (1702), and Dost Mohammad Khan (1793).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Afghanistan

Among architects born in Afghanistan, Baysunghur ranks 1. 

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