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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 248,203 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Smendes is the 2,838th most popular politician (down from 2,681st in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 139th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Egyptian Politician.

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

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  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Smendes ranks 2,838 out of 15,577. Before him are Jomo Kenyatta, Jehoash of Israel, Canute VI of Denmark, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Atropates, and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. After him are Şehzade Mehmed, Dési Bouterse, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Yeon Gaesomun, Kiro Gligorov, and Emperor Qinzong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200 BC, Smendes ranks 9. Before him are Hannah, Ramesses V, Ramesses IV, Ramesses XI, Tiglath-Pileser I, and Ramesses VIII. After him are Herihor, Jizi, Di Yi, Wen Ding, Tapputi, and Wu Yi of Shang. Among people deceased in 1052 BC, Smendes ranks 1. 

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    Smendes

    1200 BC - 1052 BC

    HPI: 62.66

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Smendes ranks 151 out of 582. Before him are Intef I (-2200), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Faten Hamama (1931), and Nonnus (500). After him are Dodi Fayed (1955), Adly Mansour (1945), Apries (-650), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), and Theophylact Simocatta (580).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Smendes ranks 66. Before him are Mentuhotep III (-2050), Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), Mentuhotep I (-2200), Intef I (-2200), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), and Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100). After him are Apries (-650), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Djedkare Isesi (-2500), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Abbas II of Egypt (1874), and Necho I (-700).

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