POLITICIAN
Sayf al-Dawla
916 - 967
Sayf al-Dawla
ʿAlī ibn ʾAbū'l-Hayjāʾ ʿAbdallāh ibn Ḥamdān ibn Ḥamdūn ibn al-Ḥārith al-Taghlibī (Arabic: علي بن أبو الهيجاء عبد الله بن حمدان بن الحارث التغلبي, 22 June 916 – 8 February 967), more commonly known simply by his honorific of Sayf al-Dawla (سيف الدولة, lit. 'Sword of the Dynasty'), was the founder of the Emirate of Aleppo, encompassing most of northern Syria and parts of the western Jazira. The most prominent member of the Hamdanid dynasty, Sayf al-Dawla originally served under his elder brother, Nasir al-Dawla, in the latter's attempts to establish his control over the weak Abbasid government in Baghdad during the early 940s CE. After the failure of these endeavours, the ambitious Sayf al-Dawla turned towards Syria, where he confronted the ambitions of the Ikhshidids of Lower Egypt to control the province. After two wars with them, his authority over northern Syria, centred at Aleppo, and the western Jazira, centred at Mayyafariqin, was recognized by the Ikhshidids and the Abbasid caliph. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sayf al-Dawla has received more than 185,495 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sayf al-Dawla is the 8,655th most popular politician (down from 7,146th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
55.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sayf al-Dawla ranks 8,655 out of 19,576. Before him are Bolesław II the Horned, Mariano Arista, Louis Lachenal, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, John, Constable of Portugal, and Xavier Bettel. After him are Lulach, John II, Duke of Brittany, Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Johann Michael Bach, and Taur Matan Ruak.
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HPI: 55.11
Rank: 8,655
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HPI: 55.11
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Rank: 8,661
Contemporaries
Among people born in 916, Sayf al-Dawla ranks 1. Among people deceased in 967, Sayf al-Dawla ranks 4. Before him are Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, and Emperor Murakami. After him are Dub, King of Scotland, and Li Cheng.
Others Born in 916
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Go to all RankingsBoleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
915 - 967
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
HISTORIAN
897 - 967
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 2
Emperor Murakami
POLITICIAN
926 - 967
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 3
Sayf al-Dawla
POLITICIAN
916 - 967
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 4
Dub, King of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1000 - 967
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 5
Li Cheng
PAINTER
919 - 967
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 6