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Smendes

1200 BC - 1052 BC

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Hedjkheperre Setepenre Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt – territory which he controlled. His Egyptian nomen or birth name was actually Nesbanebdjed meaning "He of the Ram, Lord of Mendes", but it was translated into Greek as Smendes by later classical writers such as Josephus and Sextus Africanus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Smendes has received more than 265,880 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Smendes is the 2,917th most popular politician (down from 2,830th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 150th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Smerdis was most famous for being a usurper of the Persian throne.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Smendes ranks 2,917 out of 19,576. Before him are Fritigern, Neferefre, Abgar V, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, Lazarus Chakwera, and Kaysone Phomvihane. After him are Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Casimir I the Restorer, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, and Sancho II of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200 BC, Smendes ranks 8. Before him are Ramesses IV, Hannah, Ramesses V, Tiglath-Pileser I, Ramesses XI, and Ramesses VIII. After him are Jizi, Herihor, Di Yi, Wen Ding, Tapputi, and Wu Yi of Shang. Among people deceased in 1052 BC, Smendes ranks 1. 

Others Born in 1200 BC

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  • Photo of Ramesses IV

    Ramesses IV

    NOBLEMAN

    1200 BC - 1149 BC

    HPI: 68.02

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Hannah

    Hannah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1200 BC - 1100 BC

    HPI: 67.81

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Ramesses V

    Ramesses V

    NOBLEMAN

    1200 BC - 1145 BC

    HPI: 67.10

    Rank: 4

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    Tiglath-Pileser I

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1076 BC

    HPI: 66.89

    Rank: 5

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    Ramesses XI

    NOBLEMAN

    1200 BC - 1077 BC

    HPI: 66.72

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Ramesses VIII

    Ramesses VIII

    NOBLEMAN

    1200 BC - 1129 BC

    HPI: 64.72

    Rank: 7

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    Smendes

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1052 BC

    HPI: 63.20

    Rank: 8

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    Jizi

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1100 BC

    HPI: 61.33

    Rank: 9

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    Herihor

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1081 BC

    HPI: 60.15

    Rank: 10

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    Di Yi

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1076 BC

    HPI: 59.39

    Rank: 11

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    Wen Ding

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1102 BC

    HPI: 58.01

    Rank: 12

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    Tapputi

    CHEMIST

    1200 BC - 1150 BC

    HPI: 57.89

    Rank: 13

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    Wu Yi of Shang

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1195

    HPI: 56.25

    Rank: 14

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Others Deceased in 1052 BC

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    Smendes

    POLITICIAN

    1200 BC - 1052 BC

    HPI: 63.20

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Smendes ranks 163 out of 642. Before him are Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Georges Moustaki (1934), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Mentuhotep III (-2050), and Neferefre (-2500). After him are Intef II (-2150), Faten Hamama (1931), Nazli Sabri (1894), Ahmed Zewail (1946), Fuad II of Egypt (1952), and Meritamen (-1400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Smendes ranks 76. Before him are Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Mentuhotep III (-2050), and Neferefre (-2500). After him are Intef II (-2150), Fuad II of Egypt (1952), As-Salih Ayyub (1205), Djedkare Isesi (-2500), Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853), and Abbas II of Egypt (1874).

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