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Intef III

2050 BC - 2065 BC

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Intef III was the third pharaoh of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt during the late First Intermediate Period in the 21st century BC, at a time when Egypt was divided in two kingdoms. The son of his predecessor Intef II and father of his successor Mentuhotep II, Intef III reigned for 8 years over Upper Egypt and extended his domain North against the 10th Dynasty state, perhaps as far north as the 17th nome. He undertook some building activity on Elephantine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Intef III has received more than 113,516 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Intef III is the 3,547th most popular politician (up from 3,931st in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 194th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Egyptian Politician.

The "Inter III" is most famous for the following quote: "The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting."

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Intef III ranks 3,547 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kōtoku, Charles III of Navarre, Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France, Othniel, João Bernardo Vieira, and Karl Lueger. After him are Anatoly Sobchak, François Leclerc du Tremblay, Georges Ernest Boulanger, Pál Teleki, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Kocel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2050 BC, Intef III ranks 2. Before him is Mentuhotep III. After him are Ibbi-Sin, and Puzur-Ashur I. Among people deceased in 2065 BC, Intef III ranks 1. 

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    Mentuhotep III

    POLITICIAN

    2050 BC - 2005 BC

    HPI: 63.27

    Rank: 1

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    Intef III

    POLITICIAN

    2050 BC - 2065 BC

    HPI: 61.87

    Rank: 2

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    Ibbi-Sin

    POLITICIAN

    2050 BC - Present

    HPI: 59.91

    Rank: 3

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    Puzur-Ashur I

    POLITICIAN

    2050 BC - 1970 BC

    HPI: 47.60

    Rank: 4

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Others Deceased in 2065 BC

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    Intef III

    POLITICIAN

    2050 BC - 2065 BC

    HPI: 61.87

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Intef III ranks 187 out of 642. Before him are Cleopatra Thea (-164), Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Basilides (117), Psusennes II (-1100), and Al-Tahawi (853). After him are Abdel Halim Hafez (1929), Tewfik Pasha (1852), Merit-Ptah (-2700), Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420), Al-Adid (1149), and Al-Maqrizi (1364).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Intef III ranks 88. Before him are Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Hetepheres I (-2700), Apepi (-1600), Shepseskare (-2450), Cleopatra Thea (-164), and Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260). After him are Tewfik Pasha (1852), Al-Adid (1149), Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Abdel Hakim Amer (1919), and Tetisheri (-1600).

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