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Michael II

770 - 829

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Michael II (Greek: Μιχαὴλ, Mikhaḗl; 770 – 2 October 829), called the Amorian (ὁ ἐξ Ἀμορίου, ho ex Amoríou) and the Stammerer (ὁ Τραυλός, ho Travlós or ὁ Ψελλός, ho Psellós), reigned as Byzantine emperor from 25 December 820 to his death on 2 October 829, the first ruler of the Amorian dynasty. Born in Amorium, Michael was a soldier, rising to high rank along with his colleague Leo V the Armenian (r.  813–820). He helped Leo overthrow and take the place of Emperor Michael I Rangabe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael II has received more than 392,439 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Michael II is the 1,494th most popular politician (down from 1,233rd in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 175th in 2019) and the 101st most popular Turkish Politician.

Michael II was the son of Michael I, who was a Byzantine Emperor. Michael II was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 820 to 829. He is most famous for being the emperor during the Muslim conquest of Sicily.

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  • 67.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael II ranks 1,494 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Yang of Sui, Genrikh Yagoda, Huni, Petro Poroshenko, King Wu of Zhou, and Gallienus. After him are Jim Mattis, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Constantine III, Prince Marko, Emperor Suizei, and Anastas Mikoyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 770, Michael II ranks 4. Before him are Ali al-Ridha, Einhard, and Pope Stephen IV. After him are Michael I Rangabe, Al-Hakam I, Pepin the Hunchback, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Maria of Amnia, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Hugh of Tours, and Theodosia, wife of Leo V. Among people deceased in 829, Michael II ranks 1. After him are Giustiniano Participazio, and Agnello Participazio.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Michael II ranks 184 out of 1,347. Before him are Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), Anthemius (420), Dorothea of Caesarea (279), and Theodore I Laskaris (1174). After him are Pulcheria (399), Constantine VIII (960), Dragut (1485), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Theodore of Amasea (300), and Sabiha Gökçen (1913).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Michael II ranks 101. Before him are Constantine X Doukas (1006), Turgut Özal (1927), Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), Anthemius (420), and Theodore I Laskaris (1174). After him are Constantine VIII (960), Michael I Rangabe (770), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Cemal Gürsel (1895), Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), and Romanos II (938).

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