Politiker

Candaules

800 BC - 760 BC

Candaules

Sadyattes I. (altgriechisch Σαδυάττης Sadyáttēs, aus dem Lydischen etwa „starker Vater“), laut Herodot von den Griechen Myrsilos (Μυρσίλος Myrsílos) genannt, war ein sagenhafter König von Lydien (westliches Kleinasien, heute Türkei). Sein religiöser Titel war Kandaules (Κανδαύλης Kandaúlēs). Seine Herrschaftszeit ist unsicher, es finden sich unter anderem die Angaben 733–716 v. Chr., 728–711 v. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Candaules is the 3,014th most popular politiker (down from 2,711th in 2024), the 338th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 316th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular Turkish Politiker.

Candaules is most famous for murdering his own wife, Queen Gygis, and then bragging about it to his servants.

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Among Politikers

Among politikers, Candaules ranks 3,014 out of 19,576. Before him are Jarosław Kaczyński, Sa'id of Egypt, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Vytautas Landsbergis, and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria. After him are Siptah, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Rajendra Prasad, Ben Ferencz, and Baron Alexander von Bach.

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Jarosław Kaczyński
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3,009
Sa'id of Egypt
1822 - 1863
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3,010
Françoise Marie de Bourbon
1677 - 1749
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3,011
Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem
1154 - 1208
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3,012
Vytautas Landsbergis
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3,013
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
1801 - 1877
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3,014
Candaules
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3,015
Siptah
1290 BC - 1191 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3,016
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
1849 - 1919
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3,017
Topa Inca Yupanqui
1441 - 1493
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3,018
Rajendra Prasad
1884 - 1963
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3,019
Ben Ferencz
1920 - 2023
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 3,020
Baron Alexander von Bach
1813 - 1893
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 3,021

Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Candaules ranks 13. Before him are Hezekiah, Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, and Titus Tatius. After him are Piye, Ashur-nadin-shumi, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Pekahiah, Taharqa, and Tantamani. Among people deceased in 760 BC, Candaules ranks 1. After him are Marduk-apla-iddina II, Pekahiah, Menahem, and Archelaus of Sparta.

Others Born in 800 BC

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Hezekiah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 7
Manasseh of Judah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 8
Esarhaddon
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 669 BC
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 9
Hoshea
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 10
Achaemenes
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 11
Titus Tatius
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 12
Candaules
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 13
Piye
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 716 BC
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 14
Ashur-nadin-shumi
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 694 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 15
Marduk-apla-iddina II
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 16
Pekahiah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 17
Taharqa
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 18
Tantamani
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 653 BC
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 760 BC

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Candaules
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 1
Marduk-apla-iddina II
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 2
Pekahiah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 3
Menahem
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 4
Archelaus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
790 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 5

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Candaules ranks 338 out of 1,347. Before him are Libanius (314), Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Eutyches (380), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), and Philo of Byzantium (-280). After him are Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Expeditus (300), and Aspar (400).

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Libanius
HISTORIAN
314 - 393
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 332
Aristagoras
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 497 BC
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 333
Seleucus IV Philopator
POLITICIAN
217 BC - 175 BC
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 334
Eutyches
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
380 - 454
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 335
Thomas Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1409 - 1465
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 336
Philo of Byzantium
ENGINEER
280 BC - 220 BC
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 337
Candaules
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 338
Nikephoros I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
758 - 828
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 339
Gülfem Hatun
COMPANION
1500 - 1561
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 340
Antiochus VII Sidetes
POLITICIAN
159 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 341
Gregory Thaumaturgus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
213 - 270
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 342
Expeditus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 343
Aspar
POLITICIAN
400 - 471
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 344