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Croesus

596 BC - 546 BC

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Croesus ( KREE-səs; Lydian: 𐤨𐤭𐤬𐤥𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 Krowisas; Phrygian: Akriaewais; Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος, romanized: Kroisos; Latin: Croesus; reigned: c. 585 – c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC. According to Herodotus, he reigned 14 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Croesus has received more than 1,596,234 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Croesus is the 313th most popular politician (down from 303rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Croesus was the king of Lydia, in what is now Turkey. He is most famous for being the first person to mint coins.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Croesus ranks 313 out of 19,576. Before him are Helmut Kohl, Alfred the Great, George VI, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Gerald Ford, and Louis XII of France. After him are Djoser, Alexander Dubček, Turhan Hatice Sultan, Vyacheslav Molotov, Ivar the Boneless, and Crazy Horse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 596 BC, Croesus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 546 BC, Croesus ranks 3. Before him are Thales of Miletus, and Anaximander.

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    Croesus

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    596 BC - 546 BC

    HPI: 75.79

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Croesus ranks 2 out of 169. Before him are Alp Arslan (1029). After him are Priam (null), Mahidevran (1500), Valerian (200), Stefan Dušan (1308), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Julius Nepos (430), Ulfilas (311), Posidonius (-135), Hecuba (null), and Balbinus (178).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Croesus ranks 2. Before him are Alp Arslan (1029). After him are Priam (null), Mahidevran (1500), Valerian (200), Stefan Dušan (1308), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Julius Nepos (430), Balbinus (178), Kayqubad I (1188), Samuel of Bulgaria (958), and Briseis (null).

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