RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Zara Yaqob

1399 - 1468

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Zara Yaqob (Ge'ez: ዘርዐ ያዕቆብ; 1399 – 26 August 1468) was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty who ruled under the regnal name Qostantinos I (ቆስጠንጢኖስ; "Constantine"). He is known for the Geʽez literature that flourished during his reign, the handling of both internal Christian affairs and external wars with Muslims, along with the founding of Debre Birhan as his capital. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zara Yaqob has received more than 272,382 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Zara Yaqob is the 2,046th most popular religious figure (down from 1,745th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 24th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ethiopian Religious Figure.

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  • 270k

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  • 52.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zara Yaqob ranks 2,046 out of 3,187. Before him are Julie Billiart, Jacob of Nisibis, Carlo Furno, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Frang Bardhi, and Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. After him are Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Antonio Caggiano, Georges Cottier, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, and Utba ibn Ghazwan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1399, Zara Yaqob ranks 5. Before him are Xuande Emperor, Luca della Robbia, John, Count of Angoulême, and Sophia of Montferrat. After him is Nicolò Tron. Among people deceased in 1468, Zara Yaqob ranks 10. Before him are Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Jean de Dunois, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Juana Enríquez, Bianca Maria Visconti, and Alfonso, Prince of Asturias. After him is Francesco Squarcione.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Zara Yaqob ranks 30 out of 105. Before him are Mamo Wolde (1932), Yohannes IV (1837), Negasso Gidada (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Gudit (950), and Mulatu Astatke (1943). After him are Miruts Yifter (1944), Dawit II (1496), Fasilides (1603), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Genesius of Rome (250), and Mara Takla Haymanot (900).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ethiopia

Among religious figures born in Ethiopia, Zara Yaqob ranks 3. Before him are Onuphrius (320), and Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650). After him are Genesius of Rome (250), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), and Jordan Thompson (null).

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