1404 - 1451
Murad II (Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثانى, romanized: Murād-ı sānī, Turkish: II. Murad; 16 June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451. Murad II's reign saw a period of great economic development, with an increase in trade and a considerable expansion of Ottoman cities. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murad II has received more than 2,070,445 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Murad II is the 131st most popular politician (up from 168th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 28th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Politician.
Murad II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421-1451. He was most famous for his military conquests.
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Among politicians, Murad II ranks 131 out of 15,577. Before him are Mark Antony, Narendra Modi, Bayezid II, Kim Jong-il, Francis I of France, and Mehmed IV. After him are George W. Bush, Deng Xiaoping, Harry S. Truman, Henry V of England, Abdul Hamid II, and Sun Yat-sen.
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 125
1950 - Present
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 126
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 127
1941 - 2011
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 128
1494 - 1547
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 129
1642 - 1693
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 130
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 131
1946 - Present
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 132
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 133
1884 - 1972
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 134
1386 - 1422
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 135
1842 - 1918
HPI: 79.29
Rank: 136
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 137
Among people born in 1404, Murad II ranks 1. After him are Leon Battista Alberti, Constantine XI Palaiologos, Marie of Anjou, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Orban, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots. Among people deceased in 1451, Murad II ranks 1. After him are Barbara of Cilli, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, Stefan Lochner, Elizabeth of Görlitz, and Abdullah Mirza.
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 1
1404 - 1472
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 2
1404 - 1453
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 3
1404 - 1463
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 4
1404 - 1466
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 5
1404 - 1453
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 6
1404 - 1444
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 7
1404 - 1445
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 8
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 1
1392 - 1451
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 2
1383 - 1451
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 3
1410 - 1451
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 4
1390 - 1451
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 5
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6
Among people born in Turkey, Murad II ranks 25 out of 1,301. Before him are Strabo (-64), Mustafa I (1591), Murad I (1326), Bayezid I (1354), Hesiod (-800), and Mehmed IV (1642). After him are Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Osman II (1604), Basil of Caesarea (329), and Luke the Evangelist (31).
64 BC - 23
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 19
1591 - 1639
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 20
1326 - 1389
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 21
1354 - 1403
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 22
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 23
1642 - 1693
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 24
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 25
1522 - 1578
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 26
1842 - 1918
HPI: 79.29
Rank: 27
1515 - 1553
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 28
1604 - 1622
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 29
329 - 379
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 30
31 - 84
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 31
Among politicians born in Turkey, Murad II ranks 14. Before him are Murad IV (1612), Mehmed III (1566), Mustafa I (1591), Murad I (1326), Bayezid I (1354), and Mehmed IV (1642). After him are Abdul Hamid II (1842), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Osman II (1604), Mehmed I (1386), Suleiman II (1642), and Orhan (1288).
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 8
1566 - 1603
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 9
1591 - 1639
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 10
1326 - 1389
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 11
1354 - 1403
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 12
1642 - 1693
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 13
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 14
1842 - 1918
HPI: 79.29
Rank: 15
1515 - 1553
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 16
1604 - 1622
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 17
1386 - 1421
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 18
1642 - 1691
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 19
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 20