Orodes II (also spelled Urud II; Parthian: 𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 Wērōd), was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 57 BC to 37 BC. He was a son of Phraates III, whom he murdered in 57 BC, assisted by his elder brother Mithridates IV. The two brothers quickly fell out and entered into a dynastic struggle, in which Orodes was triumphant. Meanwhile, the Roman general and triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus had made an attempt to extend his share of Roman territory by eastward conquest. This attempt proved disastrous, with Crassus meeting his end in 53 BC, in the Battle of Carrhae, by Orodes' general Surena. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Orodes II has received more than 112,719 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Orodes II is the 5,040th most popular politician (down from 4,775th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Iran (down from 146th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Iranian Politician.
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Among politicians, Orodes II ranks 5,040 out of 15,577. Before him are Ladislaus Hunyadi, Marcia, Toshiki Kaifu, Pan Geng, Fritz Thyssen, and Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. After him are Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Arnuwanda III, Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria, Jin Youzhi, Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, and Yigal Allon.
1431 - 1457
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 5,034
200 - 193
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,035
1931 - 2022
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,036
1500 BC - 1374
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,037
1873 - 1951
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,038
980 - 1035
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,039
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,040
1868 - 1935
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,041
1300 BC - 1207 BC
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,042
1324 - 1397
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,043
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,044
1412 - 1478
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,045
1918 - 1980
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,046
Among people born in Iran, Orodes II ranks 154 out of 528. Before him are Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203), Phraates V (-100), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), and Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543). After him are Ashraf Pahlavi (1919), Ali Daei (1969), Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Sadegh Hedayat (1903), and Sufyan al-Thawri (716).
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 148
100 BC - 4
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 149
960 - 1036
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 150
1928 - 1978
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 151
767 - 803
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 152
1543 - 1603
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 153
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 154
1919 - 2016
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 155
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 156
1236 - 1311
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 157
1922 - 2009
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 158
1903 - 1951
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 159
716 - 778
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 160
Among politicians born in Iran, Orodes II ranks 85. Before him are Teispes (-675), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Osroes I (50), Phraates V (-100), and Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767). After him are Ashraf Pahlavi (1919), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Vologases IV (150), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Arsames (-550), and Vologases VI (200).
675 BC - 640 BC
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 79
1808 - 1848
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 80
1226 - 1283
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 81
50 - 129
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 82
100 BC - 4
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 83
767 - 803
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 84
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 85
1919 - 2016
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 86
1922 - 2009
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 87
150 - 191
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 88
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 89
550 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 90
200 - 228
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 91