MILITARY PERSONNEL

Harpagus

700 BC - 600 BC

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Harpagus, also known as Harpagos (Ancient Greek Ἅρπαγος; Akkadian: Arbaku), was a Median general during the 6th century BC, credited by Herodotus as having put Cyrus the Great on the throne through his defection during the Battle of Pasargadae. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harpagus has received more than 163,968 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Harpagus is the 552nd most popular military personnel (down from 489th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Iran (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.

Harpagus is most famous for being the one who convinced Xerxes to invade Greece. He told Xerxes that the Greeks were weak and would not put up a fight.

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  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Harpagus ranks 552 out of 2,058. Before him are Paul Revere, Alexander von Kluck, Vladimir Gelfand, Fritz Bayerlein, Peroz III, and Karl Silberbauer. After him are Franz von Hipper, Kawakami Gensai, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Seishirō Itagaki, Bob Denard, and Oenomaus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Harpagus ranks 18. Before him are Periander, Psamtik II, Phraortes, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, and Tanaquil. After him are Sin-shumu-lishir, Ashur-etil-ilani, Cypselus, Amenirdis II, Myson of Chenae, and Ashur-uballit II. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Harpagus ranks 17. Before him are Phalaris, Ibycus, Sushruta, Mimnermus, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, and Tanaquil. After him are Zaleucus, Arsames, Philip I of Macedon, Leon of Sparta, Eupalinos, and Hipponax.

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Others Deceased in 600 BC

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  • Photo of Phalaris

    Phalaris

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.66

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Ibycus

    Ibycus

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 63.42

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Sushruta

    Sushruta

    PHYSICIAN

    620 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 62.57

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Mimnermus

    Mimnermus

    WRITER

    670 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 61.74

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    POLITICIAN

    701 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 59.90

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Tanaquil

    Tanaquil

    COMPANION

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 59.76

    Rank: 16

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    Harpagus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 59.62

    Rank: 17

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    Zaleucus

    PHILOSOPHER

    663 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 58.46

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Arsames

    Arsames

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 57.86

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Philip I of Macedon

    Philip I of Macedon

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 57.57

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Leon of Sparta

    Leon of Sparta

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 57.27

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Eupalinos

    Eupalinos

    ENGINEER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 56.81

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Hipponax

    Hipponax

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 56.80

    Rank: 23

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Harpagus ranks 171 out of 631. Before him are Phraates V (-100), Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897), Vologases III of Parthia (100), Sadegh Hedayat (1903), Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), and Jafar Panahi (1960). After him are Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), Shaul Mofaz (1948), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), Al-Baydawi (1201), and Arsaces II of Parthia (-300).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iran

Among military personnels born in Iran, Harpagus ranks 5. Before him are Tughril (990), Qasem Soleimani (1957), Bahram Chobin (600), and Datis (-600). After him are Esmail Ghaani (1957), Hossein Salami (1960), Jalil Zandi (1951), Ahmad Vahidi (1958), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Nasser Shabani (1957), and Razi Mousavi (1962).

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