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Salman the Persian

568 - 657

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Salman al-Farisi (Arabic: سَلْمَان ٱلْفَارِسِيّ) was a Persian religious scholar and one of the companions of Muhammad. As a practicing Zoroastrian, he dedicated much of his early life to studying to become a magus, though he later became preoccupied with travelling throughout Western Asia to engage in interfaith dialogue with other religious groups. His quests eventually prompted his conversion to Christianity and later his conversion to Islam, which occurred after he met and befriended Muhammad in the city of Yathrib. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salman the Persian has received more than 1,047,667 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Salman the Persian is the 40th most popular companion (up from 41st in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Iran (down from 30th in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Companion.

Salman the Persian is most famous for being the founder of the Persian Empire.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Salman the Persian ranks 40 out of 673Before him are Maria Theresa of Spain, Livia, Madame du Barry, Catherine Parr, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, and Magda Goebbels. After him are Marie Leszczyńska, Désirée Clary, Caroline of Ansbach, Elizabeth Woodville, Mary Boleyn, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 568, Salman the Persian ranks 1 Among people deceased in 657, Salman the Persian ranks 1After him are Pope Eugene I, Uwais al-Qarani, Clovis II, Ammar ibn Yasir, Grimoald the Elder, and Talorgan I.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Salman the Persian ranks 31 out of 528Before him are Al-Tabari (839), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Khosrow I (501), Darius II (-475), and Ferdowsi (940). After him are Doris Lessing (1919), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Reza Shah (1878), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Ardashir I (180), and Shapur I (150).

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Among COMPANIONS In Iran

Among companions born in Iran, Salman the Persian ranks 1After him are Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932), Shahnaz Pahlavi (1940), and Leila Pahlavi (1970).