1612 - 1640
Murad IV (Ottoman Turkish: مراد رابع, Murād-ı Rābiʿ; Turkish: IV. Murad, 27 July 1612 – 8 February 1640) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Constantinople, the son of Sultan Ahmed I (r. 1603–17) and Kösem Sultan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murad IV has received more than 2,591,588 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Murad IV is the 96th most popular politician (up from 98th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Turkey and the 8th most popular Turkish Politician.
Murad IV was the Ottoman Sultan from 1623 to 1640. He is most famous for his wars against Persia and Austria.
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Among politicians, Murad IV ranks 96 out of 15,577. Before him are Heinrich Himmler, Leonid Brezhnev, Louis XV of France, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Henry IV of France, and Wilhelm II, German Emperor. After him are Uthman, Mary, Queen of Scots, Theodosius I, Kim Il-sung, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Pontius Pilate.
1900 - 1945
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 90
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 91
1710 - 1774
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 92
1807 - 1882
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 93
1553 - 1610
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 94
1859 - 1941
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 95
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 96
574 - 656
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 97
1542 - 1587
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 98
340 - 395
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 99
1912 - 1994
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 100
1122 - 1190
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 101
12 BC - 38
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 102
Among people born in 1612, Murad IV ranks 1. After him are Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dorgon, Louis Le Vau, Wu Sangui, Antoine Arnauld, Pierre Mignard, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Samuel Butler, Peter Stuyvesant, and Claude Françoise de Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1640, Murad IV ranks 2. Before him is Peter Paul Rubens. After him are George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Francesca Caccini, Uriel da Costa, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Giuseppe Cesari, Charles, Duke of Guise, Wilhelm Kettler, Vittoria Aleotti, and Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski.
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 1
1612 - 1642
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 2
1612 - 1650
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 3
1612 - 1670
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 4
1612 - 1678
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 5
1612 - 1694
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 6
1612 - 1695
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 7
1612 - 1651
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 8
1612 - 1646
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 9
1612 - 1680
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 10
1612 - 1672
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 11
1612 - 1648
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 12
1577 - 1640
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 1
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 2
1595 - 1640
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 3
1587 - 1640
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 4
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 5
1609 - 1640
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 6
1567 - 1640
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 7
1568 - 1640
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 8
1571 - 1640
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 9
1574 - 1640
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 10
1575 - 1640
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 11
1595 - 1640
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 12
Among people born in Turkey, Murad IV ranks 15 out of 1,301. Before him are Ahmed I (1590), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Heraclitus (-535), Murad III (1546), Selim I (1470), and Galen (129). After him are Anaximander (-610), Diogenes (-404), Mehmed III (1566), Strabo (-64), Mustafa I (1591), and Murad I (1326).
1590 - 1617
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 9
1432 - 1481
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 10
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 11
1546 - 1595
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 12
1470 - 1520
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 13
129 - 215
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 14
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 15
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 16
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 17
1566 - 1603
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 18
64 BC - 23
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 19
1591 - 1639
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 20
1326 - 1389
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 21
Among politicians born in Turkey, Murad IV ranks 8. Before him are Osman I (1254), Selim II (1524), Ahmed I (1590), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Murad III (1546), and Selim I (1470). After him are Mehmed III (1566), Mustafa I (1591), Murad I (1326), Bayezid I (1354), Mehmed IV (1642), and Murad II (1404).
1254 - 1327
HPI: 85.24
Rank: 2
1524 - 1574
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 3
1590 - 1617
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 4
1432 - 1481
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 5
1546 - 1595
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 6
1470 - 1520
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 7
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