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Mardavij

890 - 935

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Mardavij (Gilaki/Persian: مرداویج, meaning "man assailant") was an Iranian prince, who established the Ziyarid dynasty, ruling from 930 to 935. Born to a Zoroastrian family native to Gilan, Mardavij sought to establish a native Iranian Zoroastrian empire akin to the Sasanian Empire that had been conquered in the 7th century by the Rashidun Caliphate and subsequently ruled by Muslims. He first started his career by joining the army of his kinsman Asfar ibn Shiruya. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mardavij has received more than 111,843 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mardavij is the 10,888th most popular politician (up from 11,416th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Iran (down from 286th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular Iranian Politician.

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  • 17

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  • 2.63

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  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mardavij ranks 10,888 out of 19,576. Before her are Georgios Rallis, Hugh V, Count of Maine, Eudamidas III, Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Leyla Zana, and Carl Johan Thyselius. After her are Ignacio Comonfort, Wan Waithayakon, Sydir Kovpak, Roque Sáenz Peña, Horace Mann, and George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 890, Mardavij ranks 10. Before her are Rudolph of France, Chernorizets Hrabar, Alfonso IV of León, Ulrich of Augsburg, Drahomíra, and Christopher Lekapenos. After her is Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 935, Mardavij ranks 5. Before her are Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Tahawi, Drahomíra, and Arethas of Caesarea. After her is Trpimir II of Croatia.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mardavij ranks 291 out of 631. Before her are Subh-i-Azal (1831), Imad al-Dawla (892), Shirin Neshat (1957), Mastoureh Ardalan (1805), Sadeq Khan Zand (1800), and Sohrab Sepehri (1928). After her are The Iron Sheik (1942), Mehdi Karroubi (1937), Arash (1977), Abbas (1944), Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1877), and Mithridates V of Parthia (100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Mardavij ranks 142. Before her are Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930), Mirza Kuchik Khan (1880), Ahmad Qavam (1876), Ali-Morad Khan Zand (1779), Imad al-Dawla (892), and Sadeq Khan Zand (1800). After her are Mehdi Karroubi (1937), Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1877), Mithridates V of Parthia (100), Amastrine (-400), Jafar Khan (1800), and Ali Akbar Velayati (1945).

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