1250 - 1305
John IV Doukas Laskaris (or Ducas Lascaris) (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δούκας Λάσκαρις, Iōannēs Doukas Laskaris; December 25, 1250 – c. 1305) was emperor of Nicaea from August 16, 1258, to December 25, 1261. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John IV Laskaris has received more than 223,809 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). John IV Laskaris is the 2,076th most popular politician (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Turkey (down from 212th in 2019) and the 140th most popular Turkish Politician.
Laskaris is most famous for being the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1258 to 1261. His reign was marked by his attempts to retake Constantinople from the Latins.
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Among politicians, John IV Laskaris ranks 2,076 out of 15,577. Before him are Musa ibn Nusayr, Edmund Ironside, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Al-Hakam II, Dagobert III, and Leopoldo Galtieri. After him are Berenice IV of Egypt, Dangun, Nikola IV Zrinski, Kanishka, Austen Chamberlain, and Manasseh.
640 - 716
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 2,070
993 - 1016
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 2,071
200 - 276
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 2,072
915 - 976
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 2,073
698 - 715
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 2,074
1926 - 2003
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 2,075
1250 - 1305
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 2,076
77 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 2,077
333 BC - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 2,078
1508 - 1566
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 2,079
78 - 144
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 2,080
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 2,081
709 BC - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 2,082
Among people born in 1250, John IV Laskaris ranks 5. Before him are Manco Cápac, Arghun, Kitbuqa, and Alaeddin Pasha. After him are Fra Dolcino, Marguerite Porete, Oghul Qaimish, Robert II, Count of Artois, Al-Muazzam Turanshah, Moses de León, and Pietro d'Abano. Among people deceased in 1305, John IV Laskaris ranks 4. Before him are William Wallace, Joan I of Navarre, and Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. After him are Roger de Flor, Guy, Count of Flanders, Nicholas of Tolentino, Moses de León, Jean de Meun, Roger of Lauria, Maximus Planudes, and Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria.
1250 - 1169
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1
1250 - 1291
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 2
1250 - 1260
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 3
1250 - 1330
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 4
1250 - 1305
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 5
1250 - 1307
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 6
1250 - 1310
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 7
1250 - 1251
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 8
1250 - 1302
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 9
1250 - 1250
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 10
1250 - 1305
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 11
1250 - 1315
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 12
1270 - 1305
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 1
1273 - 1305
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
1271 - 1305
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 3
1250 - 1305
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 4
1267 - 1305
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 5
1226 - 1305
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 6
1245 - 1305
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 7
1250 - 1305
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 8
1240 - 1305
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 9
1245 - 1305
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 10
1260 - 1305
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 11
1278 - 1305
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 12
Among people born in Turkey, John IV Laskaris ranks 251 out of 1,301. Before him are Niketas Choniates (1155), Isidore of Miletus (442), Arcesilaus (-315), Xenocrates (-396), Theophanes the Confessor (758), and Novatian (220). After him are Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Eumenes II (-221), Eumenes (-362), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), and Priscus (410).
1155 - 1217
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 245
442 - 537
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 246
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 247
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 248
758 - 818
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 249
220 - 258
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 250
1250 - 1305
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 251
213 - 270
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 252
221 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 253
362 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 254
200 - 215
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 255
1540 - 1592
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 256
410 - 471
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 257
Among politicians born in Turkey, John IV Laskaris ranks 140. Before him are Alexios II Komnenos (1169), Alexios V Doukas (1140), Kenan Evren (1917), Justin II (520), Philippikos Bardanes (700), and Attalus I (-269). After him are Eumenes II (-221), Alexander (870), Theodora Porphyrogenita (984), Fahri Korutürk (1903), Astyanax (null), and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100).
1169 - 1183
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 134
1140 - 1204
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 135
1917 - 2015
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 136
520 - 578
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 137
700 - 713
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 138
269 BC - 197 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 139
1250 - 1305
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 140
221 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 141
870 - 913
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 142
984 - 1056
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 143
1903 - 1987
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 144
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 145
1100 - 1086
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 146