701 - 744
Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: يزيد بن الوليد بن عبد الملك, romanized: Yazīd ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; 701 – 3/4 October 744), commonly known as Yazid III, was the twelfth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 744 until his death months later. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazid III has received more than 240,628 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Yazid III is the 3,098th most popular politician (down from 2,827th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Syria and the 17th most popular Syrian Politician.
Yazid III was the last Umayyad caliph, and he is most famous for the massacre of the Shiites in the Battle of Karbala.
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Among politicians, Yazid III ranks 3,098 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Taizu of Jin, Jacobo Árbenz, Alexander Balas, Junichiro Koizumi, Hayk, and Prince George of Greece and Denmark. After him are Jules de Polignac, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Henri, Count of Paris, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Necho I, and Francis IV, Duke of Modena.
1068 - 1123
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,092
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,093
150 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,094
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,095
410 - 490
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 3,096
1869 - 1957
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3,097
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3,098
1780 - 1847
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,099
1724 - 1799
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,100
1933 - 2019
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,101
700 - 750
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,102
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,103
1779 - 1846
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,104
Among people born in 701, Yazid III ranks 3. Before him are Li Bai and Ibn Hisham. After him are Emperor Shōmu, Tzitzak, Saman Khuda, John VII of Constantinople, Al-Khayzuran, Thekla, wife of Michael II, and Theophano of Athens. Among people deceased in 744, Yazid III ranks 2. Before him is Al-Walid II. After him are Liutprand, King of the Lombards, Hildeprand, and He Zhizhang.
701 - 762
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
701 - 833
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 2
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3
701 - 756
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4
701 - 750
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 5
701 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 6
701 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 7
701 - 789
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 8
701 - 823
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 9
701 - 801
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 10
706 - 744
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 1
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2
690 - 744
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 3
800 - 744
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 4
659 - 744
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 5
Among people born in Syria, Yazid III ranks 37 out of 181. Before him are Romanos the Melodist (490), Adunis (1930), Moustapha Akkad (1930), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Julia Maesa (165), and Odaenathus (220). After him are Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), Al-Dhahabi (1274), Herodian (170), Michel Aflaq (1910), and Julia Soaemias (180).
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 31
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 32
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 33
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 34
165 - 224
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 35
220 - 267
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 36
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 37
700 - 750
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 38
64 BC - 4
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 39
1274 - 1348
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 40
170 - 250
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 41
1910 - 1989
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 42
180 - 222
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 43
Among politicians born in Syria, Yazid III ranks 17. Before him are Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Musa ibn Nusayr (640), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Yazid II (687), Julia Maesa (165), and Odaenathus (220). After him are Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Michel Aflaq (1910), Julia Soaemias (180), Tutush I (1066), Al-Adil I (1145), and Abu'l-Fida (1273).
691 - 743
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 11
640 - 716
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 12
286 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 13
687 - 724
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 14
165 - 224
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 15
220 - 267
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 16
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 17
700 - 750
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 18
1910 - 1989
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 19
180 - 222
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 20
1066 - 1095
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 21
1145 - 1218
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 22
1273 - 1331
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 23