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Shepseskare

2450 BC - 2473 BC

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Shepseskare or Shepseskara (Egyptian for "Noble is the Soul of Ra") was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the fourth or fifth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty (2494–2345 BC) during the Old Kingdom period. Shepseskare lived in the mid-25th century BC and was probably the owner of an unfinished pyramid in Abusir, which was abandoned after a few weeks of work in the earliest stages of its construction.Following historical sources, Shepseskare was traditionally believed to have reigned for seven years, succeeding Neferirkare Kakai and preceding Neferefre on the throne, making him the fourth ruler of the dynasty. He is the most obscure ruler of this dynasty and the Egyptologist Miroslav Verner has strongly argued that Shepseskare's reign lasted only a few months at the most, after that of Neferefre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shepseskare has received more than 212,761 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Shepseskare is the 3,689th most popular politician (up from 5,574th in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 244th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Egyptian Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shepseskare ranks 3,689 out of 15,577. Before him are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Jiroemon Kimura, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Emperor Kenzō, and Demetrius II Aetolicus. After him are Borut Pahor, Menahem, Natalia Alexeievna, Ivan Silayev, John IV of Trebizond, and Deiphobus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2450 BC, Shepseskare ranks 2. Before him is Ptahhotep.  Among people deceased in 2473 BC, Shepseskare ranks 1. 

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Shepseskare ranks 183 out of 582. Before him are Saadia Gaon (882), Cleopatra Thea (-164), Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), Antipope Dioscorus (500), Tetisheri (-1600), and Ahmose (-1504). After him are Tewfik Pasha (1852), Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), Cosmas Indicopleustes (600), Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260), Thamphthis (-2600), and Al-Adid (1149).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Shepseskare ranks 84. Before him are Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853), Cleopatra Thea (-164), Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), Tetisheri (-1600), and Ahmose (-1504). After him are Tewfik Pasha (1852), Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260), Thamphthis (-2600), Al-Adid (1149), and Pentawer (-1173).

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