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Pharnaces I of Pontus

300 BC - 159 BC

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Pharnaces I (Greek: Φαρνάκης; lived 2nd century BC) was the fifth king of Pontus. Of Persian and Greek ancestry, he was the son of King Mithridates III of Pontus and his wife Laodice, whom he succeeded on the throne. Pharnaces had two siblings: a brother called Mithridates IV of Pontus and a sister called Laodice who both succeeded Pharnaces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pharnaces I of Pontus has received more than 84,859 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Pharnaces I of Pontus is the 7,204th most popular politician (down from 6,500th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 580th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 7,204 out of 19,576. Before him are Bezprym, Meir Dizengoff, Hinrich Lohse, Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, and Francisco de Paula Santander. After him are Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia, Jerome Powell, Anna Dalassene, Shah Alam II, Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, and Walter Buch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 21. Before him are Pushyamitra Shunga, Mithridates II of Pontus, Gaius Duilius, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Herodas, and Berenice. After him are Laodice III, Appius Claudius Caudex, Euthydemus I, Gaius Claudius Nero, Wiman of Gojoseon, and Mithridates III of Pontus. Among people deceased in 159 BC, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 4. Before him are Terence, Eumenes II, and Artaxias I. After him are Sauromaces I of Iberia, and Kātyāyana.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 117 out of 169. Before him are Artabazos II (-400), Rusa II (-800), Yolanda of Flanders (1175), Barlaam of Seminara (1290), Sosthenes of Macedon (-400), and Dolon (null). After him are Anna Dalassene (1030), Bohemond VI of Antioch (1237), John Kinnamos (1143), Eutropius (400), Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600), and Roman of Bulgaria (930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 87. Before him are Leo II, King of Armenia (1236), Nicholas Kanabos (1200), Bohemond III of Antioch (1144), Rusa II (-800), Yolanda of Flanders (1175), and Dolon (null). After him are Anna Dalassene (1030), Bohemond VI of Antioch (1237), Eutropius (400), Roman of Bulgaria (930), Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), and George I of Georgia (996).

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