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

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Harpagus is the 604th most popular military personnel (down from 552nd in 2024), the 178th most popular biography from Iran (down from 171st in 2019) and the 7th 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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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Harpagus ranks 604 out of 2,058. Before him are Yu Jin, Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov, Artaphernes, Aleksei Antonov, Mohammad Bagheri, and Carl Gustaf Wrangel. After him are Jarosław Dąbrowski, Oda Nobuhide, Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, Alexander von Kluck, Živojin Mišić, and Hitoshi Imamura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Harpagus ranks 24. Before him are Sin-shumu-lishir, Gargi Vachaknavi, Phraortes, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Cylon of Athens, and Pheidon. After him are Tanaquil, Bakenranef, Philip I of Macedon, Demaratus of Corinth, King Zhuang of Chu, and Aristomenes. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Harpagus ranks 17. Before him are Phalaris, Alcetas I of Macedon, Ibycus, Sushruta, Mimnermus, and Cleisthenes of Sicyon. After him are Hipponax, Arsames, Zaleucus, Tanaquil, Philip I of Macedon, and Rhodopis.

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  • Photo of Phalaris

    Phalaris

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 70.56

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Alcetas I of Macedon

    Alcetas I of Macedon

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 69.87

    Rank: 12

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    Ibycus

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 69.19

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Sushruta

    Sushruta

    PHYSICIAN

    620 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 68.12

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Mimnermus

    Mimnermus

    WRITER

    670 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 67.56

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    POLITICIAN

    701 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.95

    Rank: 16

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    Harpagus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.50

    Rank: 17

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    Hipponax

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.05

    Rank: 18

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    Arsames

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.82

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Zaleucus

    Zaleucus

    PHILOSOPHER

    663 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.82

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Tanaquil

    Tanaquil

    COMPANION

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.67

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Philip I of Macedon

    Philip I of Macedon

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 63.92

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Rhodopis

    Rhodopis

    COMPANION

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 63.11

    Rank: 23

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Harpagus ranks 178 out of 631. Before him are Sultan Husayn (1668), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543), Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), Mohammad Bagheri (1960), and Apama (-400). After him are Sadegh Hedayat (1903), Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135), Shaykh Tusi (995), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), and Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iran

Among military personnels born in Iran, Harpagus ranks 7. Before him are Tughril (990), Qasem Soleimani (1957), Bahram Chobin (600), Datis (-600), Hossein Salami (1960), and Mohammad Bagheri (1960). After him are Esmail Ghaani (1957), Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960), Amir Ali Hajizadeh (1962), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Mohammad Pakpour (null), and Ahmad Vahidi (1958).

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