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Yazdegerd II

500 - 457

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Yazdegerd II (also spelled Yazdgerd and Yazdgird; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩), was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran from 438 to 457. He was the successor and son of Bahram V (r. 420–438). His reign was marked by wars against the Eastern Roman Empire in the west and the Kidarites in the east, as well as by his efforts and attempts to strengthen royal centralisation in the bureaucracy by imposing Zoroastrianism on the non-Zoroastrians within the country, namely the Christians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazdegerd II has received more than 133,334 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Yazdegerd II is the 2,947th most popular politician (up from 3,111th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Iran (down from 106th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Yazdegerd II was most famous for being the last Sassanian emperor. He was the son of Yazdegerd I, and was killed by the Arabs in 651.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazdegerd II ranks 2,947 out of 15,577Before him are Bahram I, Antiochus V Eupator, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Macbeth, King of Scotland, Souphanouvong, and Ismail Qemali. After him are Leopold I, Duke of Austria, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Taksin, Armand Fallières, Julia Maesa, and Andreas Papandreou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Yazdegerd II ranks 10Before him are Totila, Pope Vigilius, Sigismund of Burgundy, Peroz I, Basiliscus, and Nonnus. After him are Ambrosius Aurelianus, Ildico, Antipope Dioscorus, Gundobad, Antipope Laurentius, and Balash. Among people deceased in 457, Yazdegerd II ranks 4Before him are Merovech, Marcian, and Avitus. After him are Pelagia, Aioulf, and Proterius of Alexandria.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd II ranks 108 out of 528Before him are Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Shahnaz Pahlavi (1940), Bahram Chobin (600), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), and Tahmasp II (1704). After him are Bardiya (-580), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Abbas III (1732), Datis (-600), Ali Shariati (1933), and Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd II ranks 62Before him are Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Al-Hadi (764), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), and Tahmasp II (1704). After him are Bardiya (-580), Abbas III (1732), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Arses of Persia (-360), and Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100).