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Istakhri

850 - 957

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Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Farisi al-Istakhri (آبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن محمد الفارسي الإصطخري) (also Estakhri, Persian: استخری, i.e. from the Iranian city of Istakhr, b. - d. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Istakhri has received more than 81,590 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Istakhri is the 3,321st most popular politician (up from 3,367th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Iran (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Iranian Politician.

Istakhri is most famous for his book al-Masalik wa al-Mamalik, which was written in 957 AD. It is a geography book that has a lot of information about the world and the countries it contains.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Istakhri ranks 3,321 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Oskar Potiorek, Hissène Habré, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, and Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. After him are Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Drypetis, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Boris Tadić, and Prince Charles, Count of Flanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 850, Istakhri ranks 12. Before him are Berengar I of Italy, Ingólfr Arnarson, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Romanus, Pope Stephen V, and Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye. After him are Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Emperor Seiwa, Linji Yixuan, Vladimir of Bulgaria, Bruno, Duke of Saxony, and Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam. Among people deceased in 957, Istakhri ranks 1. After him is Liudolf, Duke of Swabia.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Istakhri ranks 128 out of 631. Before him are Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Abbas III (1732), Sasan (200), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Sultan Husayn (1668), and Tahmasp II (1704). After him are Anastasius of Persia (550), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Mulla Sadra (1571), Sibawayh (760), Jahan Shah (1397), and Piruz Nahavandi (700).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Istakhri ranks 76. Before him are Arses of Persia (-360), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Abbas III (1732), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Sultan Husayn (1668), and Tahmasp II (1704). After him are Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Jahan Shah (1397), Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Osroes I (50), Suleiman of Persia (1647), and Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226).

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