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Taharqa
800 BC - 664 BC
Taharqa
Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo (Egyptian: 𓇿𓉔𓃭𓈎 tꜣhrwq, Akkadian: Tar-qu-ú, Hebrew: תִּרְהָקָה, Modern: Tīrhaqa, Tiberian: Tīrhāqā, Manetho's Tarakos, Strabo's Tearco), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taharqa has received more than 626,695 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Taharqa is the 3,086th most popular politician (down from 2,738th in 2019).
Taharqa is most famous for being the last pharaoh of the 25th dynasty, which was the last native Egyptian dynasty.
Memorability Metrics
630k
Page Views (PV)
62.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
5.92
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Taharqas by language
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Taharqa ranks 3,086 out of 15,577. Before him are Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Néstor Kirchner, Abdurrahman Wahid, Anastasio Somoza García, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Merenre Nemtyemsaf II. After him are Henri, Prince of Condé, Emperor Hui of Jin, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Charles III, Duke of Parma, and Emperor Taizu of Jin.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
1784 - 1803
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 3,080
Néstor Kirchner
1950 - 2010
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,081
Abdurrahman Wahid
1940 - 2009
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,082
Anastasio Somoza García
1896 - 1956
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,083
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
1777 - 1848
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,084
Merenre Nemtyemsaf II
2300 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,085
Taharqa
800 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,086
Henri, Prince of Condé
1588 - 1646
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,087
Emperor Hui of Jin
259 - 307
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,088
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
1897 - 1964
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,089
Aleksey Kuropatkin
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,090
Charles III, Duke of Parma
1823 - 1854
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,091
Emperor Taizu of Jin
1068 - 1123
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,092
Contemporaries
Among people born in 800 BC, Taharqa ranks 16. Before him are Achaemenes, Jotham of Judah, Titus Tatius, Candaules, Zechariah of Israel, and Marduk-apla-iddina II. After him are Piye, Tarpeia, Pekahiah, Menahem, Tantamani, and Duke Huan of Qi. Among people deceased in 664 BC, Taharqa ranks 1. After him is Necho I.
Others Born in 800 BC
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Achaemenes
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 10
Jotham of Judah
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 11
Titus Tatius
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 12
Candaules
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 13
Zechariah of Israel
800 BC - 752 BC
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 14
Marduk-apla-iddina II
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 15
Taharqa
800 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 16
Piye
800 BC - 716 BC
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 17
Tarpeia
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 18
Pekahiah
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 19
Menahem
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 20
Tantamani
800 BC - 653 BC
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 21
Duke Huan of Qi
800 BC - 643 BC
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 22
