624 - 652
Yazdegerd III (also spelled Yazdgerd III and Yazdgird III; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩) was the last Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 632 to 651. His father was Shahriyar and his grandfather was Khosrow II. Ascending the throne at the age of eight, the young shah lacked authority and reigned as figurehead, whilst real power was in the hands of the army commanders, courtiers, and powerful members of the aristocracy, who engaged in internecine warfare. The Sasanian Empire was weakened severely by these internal conflicts, resulting in invasions by the Göktürks from the east, and Khazars from the west. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazdegerd III has received more than 712,037 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Yazdegerd III is the 1,047th most popular politician (down from 1,016th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Iran and the 22nd most popular Iranian Politician.
Yazdegerd III is most famous for being the last Sasanian king. He was overthrown by the Muslim forces in 651.
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Among politicians, Yazdegerd III ranks 1,047 out of 15,577. Before him are Peter III of Aragon, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Petronius Maximus, Grigory Zinoviev, and Edmund I. After him are Warren G. Harding, Archduke Otto of Austria, Xuande Emperor, János Kádár, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Roh Tae-woo.
1239 - 1285
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1,041
1233 - 1278
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1,042
1540 - 1590
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1,043
396 - 455
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 1,044
1883 - 1936
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,045
921 - 946
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,046
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,047
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,048
1865 - 1906
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,049
1399 - 1435
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 1,050
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 1,051
685 - 762
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 1,052
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 1,053
Among people born in 624, Yazdegerd III ranks 4. Before him are Hasan ibn Ali, Wu Zetian, and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. After him is Adomnán. Among people deceased in 652, Yazdegerd III ranks 1. After him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Rothari, Emmeram of Regensburg, Itta of Metz, and Olympius.
624 - 670
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 1
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 2
624 - 692
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 3
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4
624 - 704
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1
600 - 652
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2
606 - 652
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3
600 - 652
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 4
592 - 652
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 5
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 6
Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd III ranks 46 out of 528. Before him are Farah Pahlavi (1938), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Cambyses I (-600), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Astyages (-700), and Abolhassan Banisadr (1933). After him are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (940), and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956).
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 40
1817 - 1892
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 41
600 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 42
1210 - 1291
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 43
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 44
1933 - 2021
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 45
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 46
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 47
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 48
1932 - 2001
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 49
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 50
940 - 998
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 51
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 52
Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd III ranks 22. Before him are Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Cambyses I (-600), Astyages (-700), and Abolhassan Banisadr (1933). After him are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Cyaxares (-700), and Ghazan (1271).
180 - 242
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 16
150 - 270
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 17
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 18
600 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 19
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 20
1933 - 2021
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 21
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 22
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 23
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 24
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 25
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 26
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 27
1271 - 1304
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 28