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Heraclius

575 - 641

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Heraclius (Greek: Ἡράκλειος, translit. Hērákleios; c. 575 – 11 February 641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heraclius has received more than 2,373,371 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Heraclius is the 203rd most popular politician (down from 194th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Heraclius was most famous for being the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 610 to 641. He was also the last emperor to have ruled over both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. He is most famous for defeating the Persian Empire and ending the Byzantine-Sassanid Wars.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Heraclius ranks 203 out of 15,577Before him are Al Gore, Louis Philippe I, Henry VII of England, Charles X of France, Cleisthenes, and Slobodan Milošević. After him are George VI, Mahidevran, Alexander III of Russia, Rudolf Hess, Mehmed VI, and Yuri Andropov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 575, Heraclius ranks 1After him are Pope Boniface V, Al-Khansa, and Cynegils. Among people deceased in 641, Heraclius ranks 1After him are Heraklonas, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Constantine III, Arnulf of Metz, Emperor Jomei, Martina, Ouyang Xun, and Arechis I of Benevento.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Heraclius ranks 40 out of 1,301Before him are Mehmed I (1386), John Chrysostom (349), Anaxagoras (-500), Suleiman II (1642), Orhan (1288), and Alp Arslan (1029). After him are Mahidevran (1500), Mehmed VI (1861), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), and Mahmud II (1785).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Heraclius ranks 22Before him are Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Osman II (1604), Mehmed I (1386), Suleiman II (1642), Orhan (1288), and Alp Arslan (1029). After him are Mahidevran (1500), Mehmed VI (1861), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), and Mahmud II (1785).