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Vakhtang I of Iberia

440 - 502

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Vakhtang I Gorgasali (Georgian: ვახტანგ I გორგასალი, romanized: vakht'ang I gorgasali; c. 439 or 443 – 502 or 522), of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king (mepe) of Iberia, natively known as Kartli (eastern Georgia) in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century. He led his people, in an ill-fated alliance with the Byzantine Empire, into a lengthy struggle against Sasanian Iranian hegemony, which ended in Vakhtang's defeat and weakening of the kingdom of Iberia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vakhtang I of Iberia has received more than 243,696 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Vakhtang I of Iberia is the 3,771st most popular politician (down from 3,437th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 25th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Georgian Politician.

Vakhtang I of Iberia is most famous for his military conquests that expanded the Kingdom of Iberia to include the neighboring regions of Colchis and Lazica.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 3,771 out of 19,576. Before him are Tissaphernes, Sigebert II, Wim Kok, Şehzade Mahmud, Terauchi Masatake, and Döme Sztójay. After him are Pierre Gemayel, Gundobad, Berengaria of Castile, Vishvamitra, Kim Tu-bong, and Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 440, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 4. Before him are Pope Felix III, Childeric I, and Euric. After him are Ammonius Hermiae, Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, Shushanik, and Philoxenus of Mabbug. Among people deceased in 502, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 2. Before him is Genevieve.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 30 out of 406. Before him are Giya Kancheli (1935), Kato Svanidze (1885), Herbert Backe (1896), Keke Geladze (1858), Bagrat III of Georgia (960), and Victor Ambartsumian (1908). After him are Nicholas Marr (1864), Stepan Shaumian (1878), Besarion Jughashvili (1850), Ilia Chavchavadze (1837), Heraclius II of Georgia (1720), and Murad Bey (1750).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 16. Before him are Sergei Witte (1849), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Kato Svanidze (1885), Herbert Backe (1896), and Bagrat III of Georgia (960). After him are Stepan Shaumian (1878), Heraclius II of Georgia (1720), Murad Bey (1750), Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), Mihrişah Sultan (1745), and Mirian III of Iberia (265).

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