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Yazdegerd I

400 - 421

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Yazdegerd I (also spelled Yazdgerd and Yazdgird; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran from 399 to 420. A son of Shapur III (r. 383–388), he succeeded his brother Bahram IV (r. 388–399) after the latter's assassination. Yazdegerd I's largely-uneventful reign is seen in Sasanian history as a period of renewal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazdegerd I has received more than 191,379 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Yazdegerd I is the 2,603rd most popular politician (down from 2,510th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 95th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Iranian Politician.

Yazdegerd I was the last Sasanian king of Persia. He is most famous for his death at the hands of the Arabs in 651.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazdegerd I ranks 2,603 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Walid II, Gülbahar Hatun, George V of Hanover, Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Külüg Khan, and Qalawun. After him are Guntram, Emperor Reigen, Canute V of Denmark, Süleyman Çelebi, Arthur Liebehenschel, and Cleomenes I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Yazdegerd I ranks 12. Before him are Olybrius, Vasubandhu, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Alexius of Rome, Ermanaric, and Aspar. After him are Fritigern, Marcomer, Constantine III, Joannes, Chandragupta II, and Antipope Ursicinus. Among people deceased in 421, Yazdegerd I ranks 3. Before him are Mary of Egypt, and Constantius III. After him is Emperor Gong of Jin.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd I ranks 103 out of 631. Before him are Sogdianus of Persia (-500), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), Mordecai (null), Bahram Chobin (600), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), and Shahnaz Pahlavi (1940). After him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Orodes II (-70), Safi of Persia (1611), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724), and Demetrius II Nicator (-161).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd I ranks 59. Before him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Atossa (-550), Sogdianus of Persia (-500), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), and Muhammad I Tapar (1082). After him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Orodes II (-70), Safi of Persia (1611), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), and Qazi Muhammad (1893).

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