POLITICIAN

Kavad I

473 - 531

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Kavad I (Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭥𐭠𐭲 Kawād; 473 – 13 September 531) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 488 to 531, with a two or three-year interruption. A son of Peroz I (r. 459–484), he was crowned by the nobles to replace his deposed and unpopular uncle Balash (r. 484–488). Inheriting a declining empire where the authority and status of the Sasanian kings had largely ended, Kavad tried to reorganize his empire by introducing many reforms whose implementation was completed by his son and successor, Khosrow I. They were made possible by Kavad's use of the Mazdakite preacher Mazdak, leading to a social revolution that weakened the authority of the nobility and the clergy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kavad I has received more than 253,100 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Kavad I is the 1,815th most popular politician (up from 2,079th in 2019).

Kavad i is most famous for being a military commander who led the Kurdish army to victory against the Ottoman Empire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kavad IS by language

Over the past year Kavad I has had the most page views in the with 50,534 views, followed by Persian (43,450), and Turkish (21,297). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (419.19%), Kurdish (Kurmanji) (277.23%), and Japanese (60.55%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kavad I ranks 1,815 out of 19,576. Before him are Chenghua Emperor, Joseph McCarthy, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Michael the Brave, Jang Song-thaek, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Adnan Menderes, Kilij Arslan I, Gyges of Lydia, Phorcys, Leopoldo Galtieri, and Muhammad of Ghor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 473, Kavad I ranks 1. After him is Magnus Felix Ennodius. Among people deceased in 531, Kavad I ranks 1. After him are Amalaric, Emperor Keitai, Clotilde, Anjang of Goguryeo, and Drest IV.

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