Vashti (Hebrew: וַשְׁתִּי, romanized: Vaštī; Koinē Greek: Ἀστίν, romanized: Astín; Modern Persian: واشتی, romanized: Vâšti) was a queen of Persia and the first wife of Persian king Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, a book included within the Tanakh and the Old Testament which is read on the Jewish holiday of Purim. She was either executed or banished for her refusal to appear at the king's banquet to show her beauty as Ahasuerus wished, and was succeeded as queen by Esther, a Jew. That refusal might be better understood via the Jewish tradition that she was ordered to appear naked. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vashti has received more than 1,005,445 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Vashti is the 470th most popular companion (up from 495th in 2019).
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Among companions, Vashti ranks 470 out of 673. Before her are Beatrice of Castile, Mutemwiya, Claudia Antonia, Artakama, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria. After her are Anna of Hungary, Terentia, Constance of Burgundy, Mafalda of Portugal, Euphrosyne of Kiev, and Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine.
1242 - 1303
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 464
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 465
30 - 66
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 466
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 467
1784 - 1840
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 468
1689 - 1743
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 469
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 470
1260 - 1281
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 471
98 BC - 6
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 472
1046 - 1093
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 473
1197 - 1256
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 474
1130 - 1186
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 475
1134 - 1195
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 476