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Dhu Nuwas

450 - 523

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Dhū Nuwās, (Arabic: ذُو نُوَاس), real name "Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar" (Musnad: 𐩺𐩥𐩪𐩰 𐩱𐩪𐩱𐩧 𐩺𐩻𐩱𐩧, Yws¹f ʾs¹ʾr Yṯʾr), "Yosef Nu'as" (Hebrew: יוסף נואס), or "Yūsuf ibn Sharhabīl" (Arabic: يُوْسُف ٱبْن شَرْحَبِيْل), also known as "Masruq" in Syriac, and Dounaas (Δουναας) in Medieval Greek, was a Jewish king of Himyar reigning between 517 and 525–530 AD who came to renown on account of his persecutions of peoples of other religions, notably Christians, living in his kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dhu Nuwas has received more than 327,848 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Dhu Nuwas is the 5,280th most popular politician (up from 5,611th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

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  • 58.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dhu Nuwas ranks 5,280 out of 15,577Before him are Adélaïde d'Orléans, Hermann II, Count of Celje, Gerberga of Saxony, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Vologases IV, and Matthias Erzberger. After him are Willem Drees, Sverker II of Sweden, As-Salih Ayyub, Viktor Abakumov, Tiridates I of Armenia, and Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Dhu Nuwas ranks 14Before him are Thrasamund, Eraric, Emperor Kenzō, Emperor Keitai, Gesalec, and Aegidius. After him are Gondioc, Rechila, Avitus of Vienne, Munjamyeong of Goguryeo, Jamasp, and Marcellinus Comes. Among people deceased in 523, Dhu Nuwas ranks 3Before him are Pope Hormisdas and Thrasamund. After him are Euphemia, Ammonius Hermiae, and Muryeong of Baekje.

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