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Tissaphernes

445 BC - 395 BC

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Tissaphernes (Old Persian: *Ciçafarnāʰ; Greek: Τισσαφέρνης; Lycian: 𐊋𐊆𐊈𐊈𐊀𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Kizzaprñna, 𐊈𐊆𐊖𐊀𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Zisaprñna; 445 – 395 BC) was a Persian commander and statesman, Satrap of Lydia and Ionia. His life is mostly known from the works of Thucydides and Xenophon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tissaphernes has received more than 148,291 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Tissaphernes is the 3,762nd most popular politician (down from 3,596th in 2019).

Tissaphernes was most famous for his betrayal of Cyrus the Great.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

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  • 60.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tissaphernes ranks 3,762 out of 15,577Before him are Francis V, Duke of Modena, Aaron Burr, Ivan Sirko, Sima Guang, Al-Ashraf Khalil, and Prince Valdemar of Denmark. After him are Thamphthis, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Yitzhak Navon, Walter Sans Avoir, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, and Francesco Foscari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 445 BC, Tissaphernes ranks 3Before him are Antisthenes and Lysias. After him is Glaucon. Among people deceased in 395 BC, Tissaphernes ranks 2Before him is Lysander. After him is Stateira.

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