473 - 531
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 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Kavad I is the 2,086th most popular politician (up from 2,117th in 2019).
Kavad i is most famous for being a military commander who led the Kurdish army to victory against the Ottoman Empire.
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Among politicians, Kavad I ranks 2,086 out of 15,577. Before him are Kanishka, Austen Chamberlain, Manasseh, Charles VIII of Sweden, Willi Stoph, and Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este. After him are Al-Mahdi, Robert I, Duke of Parma, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Arthur Balfour, Vasily II of Moscow, and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.
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
1409 - 1470
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 2,083
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 2,084
1787 - 1816
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 2,085
473 - 531
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 2,086
744 - 785
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 2,087
1848 - 1907
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 2,088
325 BC - 251 BC
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 2,089
1848 - 1930
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 2,090
1415 - 1462
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 2,091
1819 - 1901
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 2,092
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.
473 - 531
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 1
502 - 531
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 2
450 - 531
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3
500 - 531
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4
498 - 531
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 5
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 6