POLITICIAN

Sahure

2500 BC - 2490 BC

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Sahure (also Sahura, meaning "He who is close to Re") was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the second ruler of the Fifth Dynasty (c. 2465 – c. 2325 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sahure has received more than 352,380 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Sahure is the 1,756th most popular politician (up from 1,915th in 2019).

Sahure was the second king of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled for about 12 years and was the son of Neferirkare Kakai and queen Khentkaus II. Sahure is most famous for his pyramid at Abusir, which is one of the largest pyramids in Egypt.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sahures by language

Over the past year Sahure has had the most page views in the with 39,987 views, followed by Russian (6,558), and Spanish (6,104). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tamil (49.03%), Yoruba (47.01%), and Occitan (45.97%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sahure ranks 1,756 out of 19,576Before him are Juan Antonio Samaranch, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Theophanu, Chester A. Arthur, Philip V of Macedon, and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar. After him are Rastislav of Moravia, Carinus, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Kaidu, and Akhmad Kadyrov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2500 BC, Sahure ranks 1After him are Menkauhor Kaiu, Nyuserre Ini, Seth-Peribsen, Urukagina, Userkare, Neferefre, Djedkare Isesi, Enmerkar, Hemiunu, Eannatum, and Nefermaat. Among people deceased in 2490 BC, Sahure ranks 1

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