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Candaules

800 BC - 760 BC

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Candaules (died c.687 BC; Greek: Κανδαύλης, Kandaulēs), also known as Myrsilos (Μυρσίλος), was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia in the early years of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, he succeeded his father Meles as the 22nd and last king of Lydia's Heraclid dynasty. He was assassinated and succeeded by Gyges. Based on an ambiguous line in the work of the Greek poet Hipponax, it was traditionally assumed that the name Candaules meant "hound-choker" among the Lydians. J. B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Candaules has received more than 249,301 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Candaules is the 2,609th most popular politician (up from 3,237th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 354th in 2019) and the 171st most popular Turkish Politician.

Candaules is most famous for murdering his own wife, Queen Gygis, and then bragging about it to his servants.

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  • 250k

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  • 63.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Candaules ranks 2,609 out of 15,577. Before him are Ramsay MacDonald, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, Amenemhat IV, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Abdur Rahman Khan, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi. After him are Mario Monti, Joko Widodo, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Mithridates I of Parthia, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Candaules ranks 13. Before him are Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, Jotham of Judah, and Titus Tatius. After him are Zechariah of Israel, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Taharqa, Piye, Tarpeia, and Pekahiah. Among people deceased in 760 BC, Candaules ranks 1. After him are Marduk-apla-iddina II, Pekahiah, Menahem, and Archelaus of Sparta.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Candaules ranks 310 out of 1,301. Before him are Alexander Ypsilantis (1792), Thrasymachus (-459), Nebahat Çehre (1944), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Lydia of Thyatira (100), and Gemistus Pletho (1355). After him are Erasmus of Formia (300), Attalus III (-170), Libanius (314), Zosimus (460), Fritigern (400), and Sostratus of Cnidus (-290).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Candaules ranks 171. Before him are Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635), Constantine Laskaris (1170), Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), and Alexander Ypsilantis (1792). After him are Attalus III (-170), Fritigern (400), Basiliscus (500), Fatma Sultan (1605), Telipinu (-1600), and Gevherhan Sultan (1605).

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