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Deioces

705 BC - 675

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Deioces (Ancient Greek: Δηιόκης, Dēiokēs, Kurdish: Diyako), was the founder and first king of the Median kingdom. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources, including the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus. He is considered to be the first Median king. The exact date of the era of Deioces' rule is not clear and probably covered most of the first half of the 7th century BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Deioces has received more than 259,258 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Deioces is the 3,374th most popular politician (up from 4,371st in 2019).

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  • 260k

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  • 61.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Deioces ranks 3,374 out of 15,577Before him are Julia Soaemias, Antiphon, Verres, Kaykhusraw I, Emperor Keikō, and Hiram I. After him are Walter Hallstein, Empress Kōgyoku, Istakhri, Jeong Dojeon, Tiberius Gemellus, and Piye.

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Among people born in 705 BC, Deioces ranks 1 Among people deceased in 675, Deioces ranks 2Before him is Childeric II. After him are Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr and Wulfhere of Mercia.

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