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 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 152,731 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Vakhtang I of Iberia is the 3,999th most popular politician (down from 3,257th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 20th in 2019) and the 14th 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 3,999 out of 15,710. Before him are Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Pekahiah, Owen Tudor, Musa Çelebi, and Anastasia of Kiev. After him are Mohammed Omar, Everard des Barres, Francisco Largo Caballero, Concino Concini, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, and Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia.
1796 - 1881
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 3,993
1918 - 2012
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 3,994
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 3,995
1400 - 1461
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 3,996
1388 - 1413
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3,997
1023 - 1074
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3,998
440 - 502
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3,999
1962 - 2013
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4,000
1113 - 1174
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4,001
1869 - 1946
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4,002
1575 - 1617
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4,003
1924 - 2018
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4,004
1883 - 1942
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4,005
Among people born in 440, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 4. Before him are Childeric I, Pope Felix III, and Euric. After him is Ammonius Hermiae. Among people deceased in 502, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 2. Before him is Genevieve.
440 - 481
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 1
440 - 492
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 2
440 - 484
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 3
440 - 502
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4
440 - 523
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 5
Among people born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 27 out of 292. Before him are Herbert Backe (1896), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), Robert Shavlakadze (1933), Victor Ambartsumian (1908), Nicholas Marr (1864), and Nariman Narimanov (1870). After him are Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), Murad Bey (1750), Besarion Jughashvili (1850), Kato Svanidze (1885), Stepan Shaumian (1878), and Rashid Behbudov (1915).
1896 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 21
1194 - 1245
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 22
1933 - 2020
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 23
1908 - 1996
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 24
1864 - 1934
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 25
1870 - 1925
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 26
440 - 502
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 27
1866 - 1933
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 28
1750 - 1801
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 29
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 30
1885 - 1907
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 31
1878 - 1918
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 32
1915 - 1989
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 33
Among politicians born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 14. Before him are Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Sergei Witte (1849), Herbert Backe (1896), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), and Nariman Narimanov (1870). After him are Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), Murad Bey (1750), Kato Svanidze (1885), Stepan Shaumian (1878), Bagrat III of Georgia (960), and Mikheil Saakashvili (1967).
1886 - 1937
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 8
326 BC - 234 BC
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 9
1849 - 1915
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 10
1896 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 11
1194 - 1245
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 12
1870 - 1925
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 13
440 - 502
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 14
1866 - 1933
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 15
1750 - 1801
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 16
1885 - 1907
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 17
1878 - 1918
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 18
960 - 1014
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 19
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 20