501 - 579
Khosrow I (also spelled Khosrau, Khusro or Chosroes; Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩; New Persian: خسرو [xosˈroʊ̯]), traditionally known by his epithet of Anushirvan (انوشيروان [ænuːʃi:rˈvɔːn] "the Immortal Soul"), was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 531 to 579. He was the son and successor of Kavad I (r. 488–496, 498/9–531). Inheriting a reinvigorated empire at war with the Byzantines, Khosrow I made a peace treaty with them in 532, known as the Perpetual Peace, in which the Byzantine emperor Justinian I paid 11,000 pounds of gold to the Sasanians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khosrow I has received more than 703,467 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Khosrow I is the 588th most popular politician (down from 584th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Iran (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iranian Politician.
Khosrow I was the king of Persia from 531-579 AD. He is most famous for his conquest of the Byzantine Empire and his introduction of Zoroastrianism as the state religion.
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Among politicians, Khosrow I ranks 588 out of 15,577. Before him are Manuel I Komnenos, Herbert Hoover, Oscar II of Sweden, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Epaminondas, and Shah Jahan. After him are Valens, Darius II, Hans Frank, Ivan III of Russia, Ptolemy XIV of Egypt, and Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.
1118 - 1180
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 582
1874 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 583
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 584
1795 - 1861
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 585
418 BC - 362 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 586
1592 - 1666
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 587
501 - 579
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 588
328 - 378
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 589
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 590
1900 - 1946
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 591
1440 - 1505
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 592
60 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 593
1880 - 1962
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 594
Among people born in 501, Khosrow I ranks 1. After him are Imru' al-Qais, Stephanus of Byzantium, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, Daṇḍin, Bharavi, Anwon of Goguryeo, Corippus, Anastasia the Patrician, Áedán mac Gabráin, Adda of Bernicia, and Icel of Mercia. Among people deceased in 579, Khosrow I ranks 1. After him are Pope Benedict I and Theodric of Bernicia.
501 - 579
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1
501 - 544
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 2
501 - 600
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3
501 - 590
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 4
501 - 700
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 5
501 - 600
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 6
501 - 545
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 7
501 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 8
501 - 576
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 9
501 - 608
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 10
501 - 568
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 11
501 - 600
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 12
501 - 579
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1
525 - 579
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 2
500 - 579
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 3
Among people born in Iran, Khosrow I ranks 28 out of 528. Before him are Tahmasp I (1514), Tughril (990), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Al-Tabari (839), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), and Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078). After him are Darius II (-475), Ferdowsi (940), Salman the Persian (568), Doris Lessing (1919), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), and Reza Shah (1878).
1514 - 1576
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 22
990 - 1063
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 23
858 - 922
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 24
839 - 923
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 25
1018 - 1092
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 26
1078 - 1166
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 27
501 - 579
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 28
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 29
940 - 1020
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 30
568 - 657
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 31
1919 - 2013
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 32
1201 - 1274
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 33
1878 - 1944
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 34
Among politicians born in Iran, Khosrow I ranks 12. Before him are Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Ali Khamenei (1939), Nader Shah (1688), Tahmasp I (1514), and Nizam al-Mulk (1018). After him are Darius II (-475), Reza Shah (1878), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), and Farah Pahlavi (1938).
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 6
1055 - 1092
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 7
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 8
1688 - 1747
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 9
1514 - 1576
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 10
1018 - 1092
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 11
501 - 579
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 12
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 13
1878 - 1944
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 14
241 BC - 187 BC
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 15
180 - 242
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 16
150 - 270
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 17
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 18