POLITICIAN
Orhan
1288 - 1362
Orhan
Orhan Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: اورخان غازی; Turkish: Orhan Gazi, also spelled Orkhan; died 1362) was the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his reign, Orhan focused his energies on conquering most of northwestern Anatolia. The majority of these areas were under Byzantine rule and he won his first battle at Pelekanon against the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Orhan has received more than 2,023,789 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Orhan is the 159th most popular politician (up from 179th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 38th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Politician.
Orhan is most famous for writing the Ottoman Chronicles, which is a history of the Ottoman Empire.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
78.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
79
Languages Editions (L)
7.17
Effective Languages (L*)
4.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Orhan ranks 159 out of 19,576. Before him are Hulagu Khan, Shimon Peres, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Akbar, Deng Xiaoping, and Mustafa I. After him are Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Cardinal Richelieu, Mehmed IV, and Francis I of France.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHulagu Khan
1217 - 1265
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 153
Shimon Peres
1923 - 2016
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 154
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1954 - Present
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 155
Akbar
1542 - 1605
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 156
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 157
Mustafa I
1591 - 1639
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 158
Orhan
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 159
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918 - 1970
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 160
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 161
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
1615 - 1648
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 162
Cardinal Richelieu
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 163
Mehmed IV
1642 - 1693
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 164
Francis I of France
1494 - 1547
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 165
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1288, Orhan ranks 1. After him are Charles I of Hungary, Ivan I of Moscow, Emperor Go-Daigo, Emperor Go-Fushimi, Gersonides, and Mahmoud Shabestari. Among people deceased in 1362, Orhan ranks 1. After him are Pope Innocent VI, Anna von Schweidnitz, James I, Count of La Marche, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, Louis I of Naples, Joan of the Tower, Muhammad VI of Granada, John III of Trebizond, and Constantine III, King of Armenia.
Others Born in 1288
Go to all RankingsOrhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 1
Charles I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1342
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 2
Ivan I of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1340
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 3
Emperor Go-Daigo
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1339
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 4
Emperor Go-Fushimi
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1336
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 5
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 6
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 1362
Go to all RankingsOrhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 1
Pope Innocent VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1282 - 1362
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 2
Anna von Schweidnitz
POLITICIAN
1339 - 1362
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3
James I, Count of La Marche
POLITICIAN
1321 - 1362
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 4
Frederick III, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1347 - 1362
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 5
Louis I of Naples
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1362
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 6
Joan of the Tower
COMPANION
1321 - 1362
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 7
Muhammad VI of Granada
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1362
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 8
John III of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1321 - 1362
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 9
Constantine III, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1313 - 1362
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 10
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Orhan ranks 28 out of 1,347. Before him are Murad II (1404), Basil of Caesarea (329), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Luke the Evangelist (31), and Mustafa I (1591). After him are Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mehmed IV (1642), Anaxagoras (-500), Osman II (1604), Hesiod (-800), and John Chrysostom (349).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsMurad II
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 22
Basil of Caesarea
PHYSICIAN
329 - 379
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 23
Abdul Hamid II
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1918
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 24
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 25
Luke the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
31 - 84
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 26
Mustafa I
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1639
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 27
Orhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 28
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1648
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 29
Mehmed IV
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1693
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 30
Anaxagoras
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 31
Osman II
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1622
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 32
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 33
John Chrysostom
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
349 - 407
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 34
Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye
Among politicians born in Türkiye, Orhan ranks 15. Before him are Mehmed III (1566), Murad I (1326), Murad II (1404), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), and Mustafa I (1591). After him are Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mehmed IV (1642), Osman II (1604), Bayezid I (1354), Mehmed I (1386), and Heraclius (575).
Mehmed III
1566 - 1603
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 9
Murad I
1326 - 1389
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 10
Murad II
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 11
Abdul Hamid II
1842 - 1918
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 12
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1954 - Present
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 13
Mustafa I
1591 - 1639
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 14
Orhan
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 15
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
1615 - 1648
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 16
Mehmed IV
1642 - 1693
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 17
Osman II
1604 - 1622
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 18
Bayezid I
1354 - 1403
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 19
Mehmed I
1386 - 1421
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 20
Heraclius
575 - 641
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 21