440 - 502
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. Tradition also ascribes him reorganization of the Georgian Orthodox Church and foundation of Tbilisi, Georgia's modern capital.Dating Vakhtang's reign is problematic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vakhtang I of Iberia has received more than 228,028 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Vakhtang I of Iberia is the 3,447th most popular politician (up from 3,992nd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 27th in 2019) and the 13th 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, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 3,447 out of 15,577. Before him are Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Horik I, Sancho VI of Navarre, Idris I of Morocco, Marine Le Pen, and Magnus III of Sweden. After him are Fan Li, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Bernard Tapie, Ptolemy of Mauretania, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and Hyrcanus II.
1057 - 1101
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 3,441
800 - 854
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 3,442
1132 - 1194
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 3,443
743 - 791
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 3,444
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 3,445
1240 - 1290
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,446
440 - 502
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,447
500 BC - 448 BC
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,448
1724 - 1800
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,449
1943 - 2021
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,450
9 BC - 40
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,451
1924 - 1989
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,452
110 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,453
Among people born in 440, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 4. Before him are Childeric I, Pope Felix III, and Euric. After him are Ammonius Hermiae, Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, and Shushanik. Among people deceased in 502, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 2. Before him is Genevieve.
440 - 481
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 1
440 - 492
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 2
440 - 484
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 3
440 - 502
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 4
440 - 523
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 5
440 - 493
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 6
440 - 475
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 7
Among people born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 25 out of 342. Before him are Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Sergei Witte (1849), Sayat-Nova (1712), Herbert Backe (1896), and Giya Kancheli (1935). After him are Victor Ambartsumian (1908), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), Kato Svanidze (1885), Nicholas Marr (1864), and Ilia Chavchavadze (1837).
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 19
326 BC - 234 BC
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 20
1849 - 1915
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 21
1712 - 1795
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 22
1896 - 1947
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 23
1935 - 2019
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 24
440 - 502
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 25
1908 - 1996
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 26
1194 - 1245
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 27
1866 - 1933
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 28
1885 - 1907
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 29
1864 - 1934
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 30
1837 - 1907
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 31
Among politicians born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 13. Before him are Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Sergei Witte (1849), and Herbert Backe (1896). After him are Rusudan of Georgia (1194), Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), Kato Svanidze (1885), Murad Bey (1750), Nariman Narimanov (1870), and Bagrat III of Georgia (960).
1939 - 1993
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 8
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 9
326 BC - 234 BC
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 10
1849 - 1915
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 11
1896 - 1947
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 12
440 - 502
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 13
1194 - 1245
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 14
1866 - 1933
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 15
1885 - 1907
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 16
1750 - 1801
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 17
1870 - 1925
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 18
960 - 1014
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 19