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Chindasuinth

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Chindasuinth (also spelled Chindaswinth, Chindaswind, Chindasuinto, Chindasvindo, or Khindaswinth; Latin: Chintasvintus, Cindasvintus; c. 563 – 30 September 653) was Visigothic King of Hispania, from 642 until his death in 653. He succeeded Tulga, from whom he took the throne in a coup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chindasuinth has received more than 121,781 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Chindasuinth is the 3,058th most popular politician (up from 4,459th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Spain (up from 399th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Spanish Politician.

Chindasuinth was most famous for the reforms he instituted in his reign. He was the first Visigoth king to mint coins, which were used to pay his soldiers. He also introduced a new law code that was more lenient than previous Visigoth law codes.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chindasuinth ranks 3,058 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad I of Córdoba, Emilio Mola, Émile Lahoud, Ali of Hejaz, Arnold Rüütel, and Chlothar III. After him are Issey Miyake, Ayşe Sultan, Cleomenes III, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Thorismund, and Emperor Daizong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 563, Chindasuinth ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 653, Chindasuinth ranks 2. Before him is Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. After him are Miqdad ibn Aswad, Abu Darda, Rodoald, Honorius of Canterbury, Sigeberht the Little, Theodelap of Spoleto, and Paul II of Constantinople.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Chindasuinth ranks 270 out of 3,355. Before him are Iker Casillas (1981), Pompeia Plotina (65), Ruy López de Segura (1530), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Muhammad I of Córdoba (823), and Nachmanides (1194). After him are Carlos Sainz (1962), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Hisham II (965), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Jorge Semprún (1923), and Carles Puyol (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Chindasuinth ranks 96. Before him are Felipe González (1942), Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Wittiza (687), Lluís Companys (1882), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), and Muhammad I of Córdoba (823). After him are Hisham II (965), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Postumus (250), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Liuvigild (525), and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609).

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