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Teispes

675 BC - 640 BC

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Teïspes (from Greek Τεΐσπης; in Old Persian: 𐎨𐎡𐏁𐎱𐎡𐏁 Cišpiš; Akkadian: 𒅆𒅖𒉿𒅖 Šîšpîš, Elamite: Zi-iš-pi-iš) ruled Anshan in 675–640 BC. He was the son of Achaemenes of Persis and an ancestor of Cyrus the Great. There is evidence that Cyrus I and Ariaramnes were both his sons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teispes has received more than 185,252 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Teispes is the 3,859th most popular politician (up from 4,098th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Iran (down from 134th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Iranian Politician.

Teispes is most famous for being the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, which eventually led to the Persian Empire.

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  • 190k

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  • 60.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Teispes ranks 3,859 out of 15,577Before him are Vukašin of Serbia, John Foster Dulles, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, Askar Akayev, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, and Princess Alexandrine of Baden. After him are Empress Jingū, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Bernabò Visconti, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Anna Dostoevskaya, and Chadli Bendjedid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 675 BC, Teispes ranks 2Before him is Ancus Marcius.  Among people deceased in 640 BC, Teispes ranks 2Before him is Amon of Judah.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Teispes ranks 136 out of 528Before him are Sultan Husayn (1668), Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Jahan Shah (1397), Phraates IV (-90), and Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252). After him are Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Al-Juwayni (1028), Anastasius of Persia (550), Sibawayh (760), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), and Osroes I (50).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Teispes ranks 79Before him are Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Sultan Husayn (1668), Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Jahan Shah (1397), and Phraates IV (-90). After him are Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Osroes I (50), Phraates V (-100), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), and Orodes II (null).