400 BC - 266 BC
Mithridates I Ctistes (Greek: Mιθριδάτης Kτίστης; reigned 281–266 BC), also known as Mithridates III of Cius, was a Persian nobleman and the founder (this is the meaning of the word Ctistes, literally Builder) of the Kingdom of Pontus in Anatolia.Mithridates is said to have been of the same age as Demetrios Poliorketes, which means he was born in the mid-330s BC. In 302 or 301 BC, shortly after having executed the young man's father and predecessor Mithridates II of Cius, the diadoch Antigonus became suspicious of the son who had inherited the family dominion of Cius, and planned to kill the boy. Mithridates, however, received from Demetrius Poliorketes timely notice of Antigonus's intentions, and fled with a few followers to Paphlagonia, where he occupied a strong fortress, called Cimiata. He was joined by numerous bodies of troops from different quarters and gradually extended his dominions in Pontus and created the foundations for the birth of a new kingdom, which may be judged to have risen about 281 BC when Mithridates assumed the title of basileus (king). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mithridates I of Pontus has received more than 134,727 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Mithridates I of Pontus is the 4,087th most popular politician (down from 3,690th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 378th in 2019) and the 216th most popular Turkish Politician.
Mithridates I of Pontus was a king of Pontus who is most famous for his use of a drug called mithridate. Mithridate was a poison that Mithridates took every day to protect himself from being poisoned.
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Among politicians, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 4,087 out of 15,577. Before him are Prince Henry of Battenberg, Dong Biwu, Claudia Acte, Emperor Go-Nara, Louis III of Anjou, and Arbogast. After him are Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Francisco Largo Caballero, Doquz Khatun, Pithana, and Radagaisus.
1858 - 1896
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,081
1886 - 1975
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,082
100 - 100
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,083
1497 - 1557
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,084
1403 - 1434
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,085
340 - 394
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,086
400 BC - 266 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,087
1897 - 1967
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,088
1695 - 1719
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,089
1869 - 1946
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,090
1200 - 1265
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,091
1800 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,092
400 - 406
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,093
Among people born in 400 BC, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 16. Before him are Nectanebo II, Agnodice, Stateira I, Leochares, Ephorus, and Pausanias of Orestis. After him are Drypetis, Thaïs, Attalus, Harpalus, Campaspe, and Hegesias of Cyrene. Among people deceased in 266 BC, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 1.
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 10
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 11
400 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 12
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 13
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 14
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 15
400 BC - 266 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 16
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 17
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 18
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 19
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 20
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 21
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 22
Among people born in Turkey, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 415 out of 1,301. Before him are Mimnermus (-670), Eumenes I (-250), Eumenes III (-200), Alcman (-611), Zenodotus (-330), and Sisygambis (-301). After him are Pithana (-1800), George Akropolites (1217), Şehzade Ahmet (1466), Kaykhusraw II (null), Fatma Sultan (1548), and Prusias I of Bithynia (-300).
670 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 409
250 BC - 241 BC
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 410
200 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 411
611 BC - 601 BC
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 412
330 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 413
301 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 414
400 BC - 266 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 415
1800 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 416
1217 - 1282
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 417
1466 - 1513
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 418
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 419
1548 - 1559
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 420
300 BC - 182 BC
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 421
Among politicians born in Turkey, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 216. Before him are Gülbahar Hatun (1453), Menua (-900), Ertuğrul Osman (1912), Eumenes I (-250), Eumenes III (-200), and Sisygambis (-301). After him are Pithana (-1800), George Akropolites (1217), Şehzade Ahmet (1466), Kaykhusraw II (null), Fatma Sultan (1548), and Prusias I of Bithynia (-300).
1453 - 1505
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 210
900 BC - 786 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 211
1912 - 2009
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 212
250 BC - 241 BC
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 213
200 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 214
301 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 215
400 BC - 266 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 216
1800 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 217
1217 - 1282
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 218
1466 - 1513
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 219
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 220
1548 - 1559
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 221
300 BC - 182 BC
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 222