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Yazdegerd III

624 - 652

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Yazdegerd III (Romanized Yazdgerd, Yazdgird) was the last Sasanian King of Kings 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 812,446 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Yazdegerd III is the 1,096th most popular politician (down from 1,045th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 46th in 2019) and the 24th 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

Among politicians, Yazdegerd III ranks 1,096 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander of Greece, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Eric XIV of Sweden, Chulalongkorn, Levi Eshkol, and Túpac Amaru. After him are Amalric of Jerusalem, Zachary Taylor, 5th Dalai Lama, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Brennus, and Helmut Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

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, Unknown Archon, Emmeram of Regensburg, Itta of Metz, and Olympius.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd III ranks 53 out of 631. Before him are Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Doris Lessing (1919), and Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932). After him are Shirin Ebadi (1947), Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (940), Báb (1819), and Attar of Nishapur (1145).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd III ranks 24. Before him are Farah Pahlavi (1938), Shapur I (150), Ardashir I (180), Cambyses I (-600), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), and Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882). After him are Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Moshe Katsav (1945), Cyaxares (-700), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), and Masoud Barzani (1946).

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