POLITICIAN

Gyges of Lydia

790 BC - 700 BC

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Gyges (, ; Lydian: 𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 Kukas; Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒄖𒊌𒄖, 𒁹𒄖𒄖 Gugu; Ancient Greek: Γύγης, romanized: Gugēs; Latin: Gygēs; reigned c. 680-644 BC) was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and the first known king of the Lydian kingdom to have attempted to transform it into a powerful empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gyges of Lydia has received more than 406,995 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Gyges of Lydia is the 1,818th most popular politician (down from 1,563rd in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 216th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Turkish Politician.

In Plato's Republic, Gyges of Lydia is a shepherd who finds a magic ring that can make him invisible. He uses this power to seduce the queen and murder the king.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gyges of Lydia ranks 1,818 out of 19,576. Before him are Michael the Brave, Jang Song-thaek, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Kavad I, Adnan Menderes, and Kilij Arslan I. After him are Phorcys, Leopoldo Galtieri, Muhammad of Ghor, Ka, Jovanka Broz, and Henry of Germany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 790 BC, Gyges of Lydia ranks 1. After him are Pekah, Shalmaneser V, Sarduri II, Tyrimmas of Macedon, and Archelaus of Sparta. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Gyges of Lydia ranks 6. Before him are Isaiah, Hesiod, Achaemenes, Nahum, and Tyrtaeus. After him are Jehoahaz of Judah, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Callinus, Shebitku, and Ariaramnes.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Gyges of Lydia ranks 26 out of 169. Before him are Briseis (null), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Glycerius (430), Stateira II (-346), Attalus I (-269), and Isaac I Komnenos (1007). After him are Phorcys (null), Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100), Pope John VII (650), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), Anchises (null), and Niketas Choniates (1155).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Gyges of Lydia ranks 18. Before him are Briseis (null), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Glycerius (430), Stateira II (-346), Attalus I (-269), and Isaac I Komnenos (1007). After him are Phorcys (null), Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), Anchises (null), Seleucus II Callinicus (-265), and Attalus II Philadelphus (-220).

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