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Mithridates I of Pontus

400 BC - 266 BC

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mithridates I of Pontus has received more than 0 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mithridates I of Pontus is the 3,796th most popular politician (up from 4,077th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 413th in 2019) and the 160th 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 3,796 out of 19,576. Before him are Sin-Muballit, Kantarō Suzuki, Robert Peel, John, Elector of Saxony, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Jarmila Kratochvílová. After him are Carolina Herrera, Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Lambert of Italy, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and Tantamani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 16. Before him are Berossus, Leochares, Theopompus, Spitamenes, Drypetis, and Ephorus. After him are Stateira I, Agnodice, Harpalus, Lais of Corinth, Arete of Cyrene, and Chares of Lindos. Among people deceased in 266 BC, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 1. 

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 332 out of 1,347. Before him are Hüma Hatun (1400), Lucian of Antioch (240), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), Şehzade Mahmud (1582), and Ayşe Sultan (1605). After him are Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), Charalambos (87), Ajda Pekkan (1946), Procopius (325), and Agabus (100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Mithridates I of Pontus ranks 160. Before him are Şehzade Bayezid (1612), Vardan Mamikonian (388), Hüma Hatun (1400), Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), Şehzade Mahmud (1582), and Ayşe Sultan (1605). After him are Procopius (325), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), Qara Yusuf (1357), Diodotus Tryphon (-150), Gevherhan Sultan (1544), and Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959).

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