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Justin II

520 - 578

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Justin II (Latin: Iustinus; Ancient Greek: Ἰουστῖνος, romanized: Ioustînos; died 5 October 578) was Eastern Roman emperor from 565 until 578. He was the nephew of Justinian I and the husband of empress Sophia, the niece of the empress Theodora, and a member of the Justinian dynasty. Justin II inherited a greatly enlarged but overextended empire, with far fewer resources at his disposal compared to Justinian I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Justin II has received more than 792,804 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Justin II is the 1,416th most popular politician (up from 1,857th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 241st in 2019) and the 94th most popular Turkish Politician.

Justin II was most famous for his military campaigns against the Avars and Slavs.

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  • 790k

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  • 67.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Justin II ranks 1,416 out of 19,576. Before him are Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Maria Anna of Savoy, Faisal II of Iraq, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and Masoud Barzani. After him are Isaias Afwerki, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Walther Funk, Jean-Claude Juncker, Constantine X Doukas, and Mohammed VI of Morocco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 520, Justin II ranks 3. Before him are Pope Pelagius II, and Pope John III. After him are Tiberius II Constantine, Charibert I, Emperor Sushun, Martin of Braga, Paul the Silentiary, and Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma. Among people deceased in 578, Justin II ranks 2. Before him is Abd al-Muttalib. After him are John Malalas, Hatim al-Tai, Jacob Baradaeus, and Wuffa of East Anglia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Justin II ranks 175 out of 1,347. Before him are Leo IV the Khazar (750), Henri Fayol (1841), Justinian II (668), Pope John VI (655), Bias of Priene (-600), and Laban (-1900). After him are Constantine X Doukas (1006), Turgut Özal (1927), Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), and Anthemius (420).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Justin II ranks 94. Before him are Constantine IV (652), Uzun Hasan (1423), Alexios V Doukas (1140), Leo VI the Wise (866), Leo IV the Khazar (750), and Justinian II (668). After him are Constantine X Doukas (1006), Turgut Özal (1927), Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), Anthemius (420), and Theodore I Laskaris (1174).

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