POLITICIAN

Berke

1209 - 1266

Berke

Berke Khan (died 1266/1267; also Birkai; Turki/Kypchak: برکه خان, Mongolian: Бэрх хан, Tatar: Бәркә хан) was a grandson of Genghis Khan from his son Jochi and a Mongol military commander and ruler of the Golden Horde, a division of the Mongol Empire, who effectively consolidated the power of the Blue Horde and White Horde from 1257 to 1266. He succeeded his brother Batu Khan of the Blue Horde (West), and was responsible for the first official establishment of Islam in a khanate of the Mongol Empire. Following the Sack of Baghdad by Hulagu Khan, his cousin and head of the Mongol Ilkhanate based in Persia, he allied with the Egyptian Mamluks against Hulagu. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Berke has received more than 1,021,921 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Berke is the 828th most popular politician (up from 1,006th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Mongolia (up from 9th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Mongolian Politician.

Berke is most famous for being a city in Turkey.

Memorability Metrics

1.0M
Page Views (PV)
70.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
8.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Berke ranks 828 out of 19,576. Before him are Arthur Henderson, Ivan VI of Russia, Jahangir, Todor Zhivkov, Vajiralongkorn, and Christian VIII of Denmark. After him are Ilham Aliyev, Constantine II, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Nikephoros I, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, and Childeric III.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Arthur Henderson
1863 - 1935
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 822
Ivan VI of Russia
1740 - 1764
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 823
Jahangir
1569 - 1627
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 824
Todor Zhivkov
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 825
Vajiralongkorn
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 826
Christian VIII of Denmark
1786 - 1848
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 827
Berke
1209 - 1266
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 828
Ilham Aliyev
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 829
Constantine II
316 - 340
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 830
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
1844 - 1916
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 831
Nikephoros I
760 - 811
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 832
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
1751 - 1825
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 833
Childeric III
714 - 754
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 834

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1209, Berke ranks 1. After him are Möngke Khan, Richard of Cornwall, Sancho II of Portugal, Haji Bektash Veli, and Valdemar the Young. Among people deceased in 1266, Berke ranks 1. After him are Ariq Böke, Manfred, King of Sicily, Birger Jarl, Shiban, Alghu, John I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Andronikos II of Trebizond, Henry III the White, Hugh, Count of Burgundy, Odo, Count of Nevers, and Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada.

Others Born in 1209

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Berke
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1266
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 1
Möngke Khan
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1259
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 2
Richard of Cornwall
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1272
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 3
Sancho II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1248
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 4
Haji Bektash Veli
PHILOSOPHER
1209 - 1271
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 5
Valdemar the Young
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1231
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 6

Others Deceased in 1266

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Berke
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1266
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 1
Ariq Böke
POLITICIAN
1219 - 1266
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 2
Manfred, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1232 - 1266
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 3
Birger Jarl
POLITICIAN
1210 - 1266
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 4
Shiban
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1266
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 5
Alghu
POLITICIAN
1250 - 1266
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 6
John I, Margrave of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1213 - 1266
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 7
Andronikos II of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1240 - 1266
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8
Henry III the White
POLITICIAN
1222 - 1266
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 9
Hugh, Count of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1220 - 1266
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 10
Odo, Count of Nevers
NOBLEMAN
1230 - 1266
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 11
Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada
POLITICIAN
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12