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Despina Khatun

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Theodora Megale Komnene (Greek: Θεοδώρα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή), also known as Despina Khatun (Persian: دسپینا خاتون; from the Greek title despoina and Turco-Mongol title khatun, both meaning "lady"), was the daughter of John IV of Trebizond and Bagrationi who married the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan in 1458. She became the mother of Halima Alamshah Hatun who became the mother of first Safavid king, Shah Ismail I. Some older writers refer to her as "Catherine". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Despina Khatun has received more than 113,791 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Despina Khatun is the 405th most popular companion (up from 406th in 2019), the 431st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 515th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Turkish Companion.

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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Despina Khatun ranks 405 out of 784. Before her are Matilda of Scotland, Sophia of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Gertrude of Merania, Galeria Valeria, and Adela of Pfalzel. After her are Narriman Sadek, Berengaria of Barcelona, Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary, Natalia Sedova, Ayşe Hatun, and Gertrude of Hohenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1438, Despina Khatun ranks 7. Before her are Radu cel Frumos, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Melozzo da Forlì, and Peter II, Duke of Bourbon. After her are James II of Cyprus, Margaret of Bourbon, and Edmund Beaufort.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Despina Khatun ranks 431 out of 1,347. Before her are Nubar Pasha (1825), Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1800), Euthymius the Great (377), Heraclius the Elder (600), Jacob Baradaeus (505), and Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi (1609). After her are Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Mark of Ephesus (1392), John IV of Constantinople (600), Şehzade Korkut (1467), and Drastamat Kanayan (1884).

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Among COMPANIONS In Türkiye

Among companions born in Türkiye, Despina Khatun ranks 16. Before her are Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Maria Laskarina (1206), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Irene Angelina (1181), Maria of Antioch (1145), and Irene Doukaina (1066). After her are Neslişah Sultan (1921), Artakama (-350), Çiçek Hatun (1431), Anicia Juliana (462), Alice of Antioch (1110), and Marcia Euphemia (500).

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