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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 190,625 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Hormizd IV is the 2,788th most popular politician (down from 2,761st in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 68th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hormizd IV ranks 2,788 out of 15,577. Before him are Mohammad Najibullah, Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Stefan Dečanski, Idomeneus of Crete, Mstislav I of Kiev, and Telipinu. After him are Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Sancho IV of Castile, Paul Blobel, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, Philippa of England, and Maria of Yugoslavia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 540, Hormizd IV ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gregory I, Pope Boniface III, and Columbanus. After him are Emperor Yōmei, Authari, Galswintha, Rosamund, Creoda of Mercia, 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 72 out of 338. Before him are Berossus (-400), Urukagina (-2500), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Ya'qubi (801), and Ziryab (789). After him are Al-Baladhuri (806), Shulgi (-2200), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Sargon I (-1900), and Abdul Salam Arif (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Hormizd IV ranks 40. Before him are Shalmaneser I (-1400), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Amin (787), Urukagina (-2500), and Shamshi-Adad I (-1860). After him are Shulgi (-2200), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Sargon I (-1900), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Al-Muqtadir (895), and Al-Nasir (1158).

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