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Psamtik II

700 BC - 589 BC

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Psamtik II (Ancient Egyptian: Nfr-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk, pronounced Psamāṯăk), known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus, was a king of the Saite-based Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (595 BC – 589 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Psamtik II has received more than 180,323 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Psamtik II is the 2,571st most popular politician (up from 2,858th in 2019).

Psamtik II is most famous for his military success in the wars against the Assyrians.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Psamtik II ranks 2,571 out of 19,576Before him are Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Al-Wathiq, Armand Fallières, Anne of France, and Emperor Nintoku. After him are Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Jürgen Stroop, Adelaide of Maurienne, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and Moinuddin Chishti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Psamtik II ranks 13Before him are Tyrtaeus, Jeconiah, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Necho I, and Periander. After him are Phraortes, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Tanaquil, Harpagus, and Sin-shumu-lishir. Among people deceased in 589 BC, Psamtik II ranks 1

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