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Teispes

675 BC - 640 BC

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Teïspes (from Greek Τεΐσπης, Teispēs; in Old Persian: 𐎨𐎡𐏁𐎱𐎡𐏁 Čišpiš; 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 201,557 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Teispes is the 3,909th most popular politician (down from 3,849th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Iran (down from 136th in 2019) and the 83rd 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Teispes ranks 3,909 out of 19,576. Before him are Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, Miguel López de Legazpi, Violet Jessop, Vladimir Ivashko, Empress Jingū, and Władysław II the Exile. After him are Chung Il-kwon, Henry, Count of Portugal, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Ovadia Yosef, Childebert the Adopted, and Uldin.

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Contemporaries

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

Others Born in 675 BC

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    Ancus Marcius

    POLITICIAN

    675 BC - 616 BC

    HPI: 70.25

    Rank: 1

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    Teispes

    POLITICIAN

    675 BC - 640 BC

    HPI: 61.24

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 640 BC

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    Amon of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    660 BC - 640 BC

    HPI: 66.46

    Rank: 1

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    Teispes

    POLITICIAN

    675 BC - 640 BC

    HPI: 61.24

    Rank: 2

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    Amenirdis II

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    700 BC - 640 BC

    HPI: 58.39

    Rank: 3

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Teispes ranks 145 out of 631. Before him are Datis (-600), Osroes I (50), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), and Al-Juwayni (1028). After him are Phraates IV (-90), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), and Dariush Mehrjui (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Teispes ranks 83. Before him are Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Jahan Shah (1397), Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Osroes I (50), Suleiman of Persia (1647), and Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226). After him are Phraates IV (-90), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Amytis of Media (-630), Vologases IV (150), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), and Vologases VI (200).

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