POLITICIAN

Kavad II

590 - 628

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Kavad II (Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭥𐭠𐭲, romanized: Kawād) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran briefly in 628. Born Sheroe, he was the son of Khosrow II (r. 590–628) and Maria. With help from different factions of the nobility, Sheroe overthrew his father in a coup d'état in 628. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kavad II has received more than 147,906 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Kavad II is the 2,658th most popular politician (up from 3,298th in 2019).

Kavad II is most famous for his military conquests. He was the king of Persia from 590-628 CE. He was a member of the Sassanid dynasty and was a Zoroastrian. His empire stretched from the Levant to the Indus River and from the Caspian Sea to the Arabian Sea.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Kavad II has had the most page views in the with 48,191 views, followed by English (34,875), and Arabic (11,748). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (72.83%), Slovak (57.97%), and Catalan (56.39%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kavad II ranks 2,658 out of 19,576. Before him are Óscar Arias, Yelü Dashi, Mark Rutte, Cola di Rienzo, Blanche I of Navarre, and Teos of Egypt. After him are Prince George of Denmark, Ram Nath Kovind, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Eadwig, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, and Emperor Kōan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590, Kavad II ranks 3. Before him are Pope Martin I, and Harsha. After him are Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Boran, Peroz II, and Eanfrith of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 628, Kavad II ranks 3. Before him are Khosrow II, and Empress Suiko. After him are Anastasius of Persia, Adaloald, and Umm Ruman.

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