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Hormizd IV

540 - 590

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Hormizd IV (also spelled Hormozd IV or Ohrmazd IV; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 579 to 590. He was the son and successor of Khosrow I (r. 531–579) and his mother was a Khazar princess. During his reign, Hormizd IV had the high aristocracy and Zoroastrian priesthood slaughtered, whilst supporting the landed gentry (the dehqan). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hormizd IV has received more than 187,195 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Hormizd IV is the 3,045th most popular politician (down from 2,780th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 71st in 2019) and the 47th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Hormizd IV is most famous for being the king of Persia during the invasion of Greece.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Hormizd IV has had the most page views in the with 32,952 views, followed by Persian (32,817), and Arabic (8,254). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (39.07%), Zazaki (34.43%), and Bulgarian (29.42%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hormizd IV ranks 3,045 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kōrei, Muwatalli II, Eric III of Denmark, Condoleezza Rice, Abdul Hamid, and Augustin Robespierre. After him are Ali Bongo Ondimba, Deioces, Astyanax, Pujie, Alfonso I of Asturias, and Eduard Limonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 540, Hormizd IV ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory I, Pope Boniface III, Columbanus, and Creoda of Mercia. After him are Emperor Yōmei, Authari, Galswintha, Rosamund, and John of Biclaro. Among people deceased in 590, Hormizd IV ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pelagius II. After him are Authari, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, and Guaram I of Iberia.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Hormizd IV ranks 86 out of 384. Before him are Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Muhammad al-Shaybani (750), Sargon I (-1900), Al-Muntasir (837), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), and Ibn al-Jawzi (1116). After him are Adad-nirari I (-1400), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), and Ibn Qutaybah (828).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Hormizd IV ranks 47. Before him are Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Al-Muqtadir (895), Sargon I (-1900), Al-Muntasir (837), and Shamshi-Adad I (-1860). After him are Adad-nirari I (-1400), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), Lugal-zage-si (-2360), and Adad-nirari II (-1000).

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