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Darius II

475 BC - 404 BC

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Darius II (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios), also known by his given name Ochus (Greek: Ὦχος Ochos), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 BC to 405 or 404 BC. Artaxerxes I, who died in 424 BC, was followed by his son Xerxes II. After a month and half Xerxes II was murdered by his brother Sogdianus. His illegitimate brother, Ochus, satrap of Hyrcania, rebelled against Sogdianus, and after a short fight killed him, and suppressed by treachery the attempt of his own brother Arsites to imitate his example. Ochus adopted the name Darius (Greek sources often call him Darius Nothos, "Bastard"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darius II has received more than 657,751 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Darius II is the 658th most popular politician (down from 589th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Iran (down from 29th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Iranian Politician.

Darius II is most famous for being the last king of the Achaemenid Empire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Darius II ranks 658 out of 19,576. Before him are Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Albert I of Belgium, Béla IV of Hungary, Alexander Van der Bellen, Jadwiga of Poland, and Ptolemy XII Auletes. After him are Charles IV of Spain, Christian II of Denmark, Maxentius, Ahab, Nizam al-Mulk, and Philip the Good.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 475 BC, Darius II ranks 1. After him is Laches. Among people deceased in 404 BC, Darius II ranks 2. Before him is Alcibiades.

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    Darius II

    POLITICIAN

    475 BC - 404 BC

    HPI: 71.94

    Rank: 1

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    Laches

    POLITICIAN

    475 BC - 418 BC

    HPI: 53.47

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 404 BC

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    Alcibiades

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 404 BC

    HPI: 75.18

    Rank: 1

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    Darius II

    POLITICIAN

    475 BC - 404 BC

    HPI: 71.94

    Rank: 2

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Darius II ranks 34 out of 631. Before him are Khosrow I (501), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Reza Shah (1878), Salman the Persian (568), Ferdowsi (940), and Hassan Rouhani (1948). After him are Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Shams Tabrizi (1185), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Saadi Shirazi (1210), and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Darius II ranks 14. Before him are Malik-Shah I (1055), Tahmasp I (1514), Nader Shah (1688), Khosrow I (501), Reza Shah (1878), and Hassan Rouhani (1948). After him are Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Shapur I (150), and Ardashir I (180).

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