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Sogdianus of Persia

500 BC - 423 BC

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Sogdianus ( or ; Greek: Σογδιανός Sogdianos) was briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire for a period in 424–423 BC. His short rule—lasting not much more than six months—and the little recognition of his kingdom are known primarily from the writings of Ctesias; who is known to be unreliable. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sogdianus of Persia has received more than 70,851 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Sogdianus of Persia is the 2,521st most popular politician (down from 1,312th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Iran (down from 58th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Iranian Politician.

The Sassanian Empire, also known as the Sassanid Empire, was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sassanian dynasty from 224 to 651. The Sassanian Empire succeeded the Parthian Empire and was recognised by the Roman Empire in 225. At its height, the Sassanian Empire encompassed all of today's Iran, Iraq, eastern parts of Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, parts of Turkey, much of the Caucasus, and parts of northern India.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sogdianus of Persia ranks 2,521 out of 15,577. Before him are Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Guntram, Seleucus IV Philopator, Yazdegerd I, Artur Axmann, and Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha. After him are Karl Carstens, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sanakht, Louis the Younger, Constantine Laskaris, and Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Sogdianus of Persia ranks 20. Before him are Pleistarchus, Zeuxis, Ajatashatru, Nicias, Meton of Athens, and Brasidas. After him are Mnesikles, Archelaus, Polygnotus, Fan Li, Eubulides, and Parysatis. Among people deceased in 423 BC, Sogdianus of Persia ranks 1. 

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Sogdianus of Persia ranks 97 out of 528. Before him are Mordecai (null), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Yazdegerd I (400), and Qasem Soleimani (1957). After him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Al-Hadi (764), Mazdak (450), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), and Shahnaz Pahlavi (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Sogdianus of Persia ranks 54. Before him are Mohammad Khatami (1943), Bahram V (406), Atossa (-550), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), and Yazdegerd I (400). After him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Al-Hadi (764), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), and Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873).

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