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Mithridates VI of Pontus

132 BC - 63 BC

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Mithridates or Mithradates VI Eupator (Ancient Greek: Μιθριδάτης; 135–63 BC) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and determined opponents. He was an effective, ambitious, and ruthless ruler who sought to dominate Asia Minor and the Black Sea region, waging several hard-fought but ultimately unsuccessful wars (the Mithridatic Wars) to break Roman dominion over Asia and the Hellenic world. He has been called the greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mithridates VI of Pontus has received more than 1,294,629 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Mithridates VI of Pontus is the 588th most popular politician (down from 390th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 66th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Turkish Politician.

Mithridates VI of Pontus was most famous for his ability to create an immunity to poison.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 588 out of 19,576. Before him are Tigranes the Great, Zubayr ibn al-Awam, Constantius II, Abdülaziz, Sitting Bull, and Abū Lahab. After him are Chandragupta Maurya, Valens, Valentinian III, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Juliana of the Netherlands, and Æthelstan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 132 BC, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 63 BC, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 1. After him are Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 85 out of 1,347. Before him are Ertuğrul (1198), Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Piri Reis (1470), Abdülaziz (1830), and Hecataeus of Miletus (-550). After him are Saint Pantaleon (275), Anacreon (-570), Pausanias (110), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Şehzade Cihangir (1531), and Romanos IV Diogenes (1030).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 46. Before him are Honorius (384), Alexios I Komnenos (1048), Ertuğrul (1198), Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), and Abdülaziz (1830). After him are Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Şehzade Cihangir (1531), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Leo III the Isaurian (675), Mustafa IV (1779), and Enver Pasha (1881).

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