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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 31,380 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Baysunghur is the 216th most popular architect (up from 7,925th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 54th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Architect.

Memorability Metrics

  • 31k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Baysunghur ranks 216 out of 424Before him are Lilly Reich, Carlo Fontana, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Eero Aarnio, and Ebenezer Howard. After him are Glenn Murcutt, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Archibald Leitch, Giuseppe Terragni, Pierre Jeanneret, and Pirro Ligorio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1397, Baysunghur ranks 11Before him are Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Hacı I Giray, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Jahan Shah, Chimalpopoca, and Francesco Squarcione. After him are Tlacaelel, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, Alexander I Aldea, and Nicolò Marcello. Among people deceased in 1433, Baysunghur ranks 6Before him are Zheng He, John I of Portugal, Lê Lợi, Emperor Go-Komatsu, and Lidwina. After him are Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany and Nicholas II Garai.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Baysunghur ranks 69 out of 145Before him are Abdul Ali Mazari (1946), Ibn Hibban (883), Saman Khuda (701), Eucratides I (-170), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), and Kujula Kadphises (20). After him are Ashraf Hotak (1700), Mohammad Yaqub Khan (1849), Ahmad Zahir (1946), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), and Afghan Girl (1972).

Among ARCHITECTS In Afghanistan

Among architects born in Afghanistan, Baysunghur ranks 1