POLITICIAN

Qutuz

1200 - 1260

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Sayf al-Din Qutuz (Arabic: سيف الدين قطز; died 24 October 1260), also romanized as Kutuz or Kotuz and fully al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Sayf ad-Dīn Quṭuz (الملك المظفر سيف الدين قطز lit. 'The Victorious King, Sword of the Faith Qutuz'), was the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. He reigned as Sultan for less than a year, from 1259 until his assassination in 1260, but served as the de facto ruler for two decades. Sold into slavery in Egypt, he rose to become vice-sultan for more than 20 years, becoming the power behind the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qutuz has received more than 603,511 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Qutuz is the 1,553rd most popular politician (up from 2,128th in 2019).

Qutuz is most famous for conquering the Crusaders at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Qutuz ranks 1,553 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammed Zahir Shah, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Soong Mei-ling, Temür Khan, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Khasekhemwy. After him are Harsha, Crixus, Ismail Ibn Sharif, Userkaf, Dick Cheney, and Egon Krenz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Qutuz ranks 4. Before him are Pope Urban III, Pope Alexander IV, and Pope Celestine IV. After him are Dōgen, Zhang Sanfeng, Villard de Honnecourt, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Ghiyas ud din Balban, Muhammad al-Nasir, Doquz Khatun, and Shiban. Among people deceased in 1260, Qutuz ranks 1. After him are Kitbuqa, Accursius, Thomas of Celano, Sinchi Roca, Albert I, Duke of Saxony, Hadewijch, Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Giacomo da Lentini, Kadan, Morta, and Constance of Toulouse.

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