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Argishti I of Urartu

827 BC - 764 BC

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Argišti I, was the sixth known king of Urartu, reigning from 786 BC to 764 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan. Alternate transliterations of the name include Argishtis, Argisti, Argišti, and Argishtish. Although the name is usually rendered as Argišti (read: Argishti), some scholars argue that Argisti is the most likely pronunciation. This is due to the belief that the Urartians used the cuneiform symbol š to voice an s-sound, as opposed to representing the digraph sh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Argishti I of Urartu is the 5,399th most popular politician (down from 4,666th in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 457th in 2019) and the 266th most popular Turkish Politician.

Argišti of Urartu is most famous for its use of Urartian cuneiform, which was an adaptation of the Akkadian cuneiform script.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 5,399 out of 19,576. Before him are Álvaro Uribe, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Andrea Dandolo, Siamun, and John George IV, Elector of Saxony. After him are Nariman Narimanov, Pedro Calungsod, Marcus Aurelius Marius, Henri Christophe, Solamish, and Euphronios.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 827 BC, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 764 BC, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 1. 

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 511 out of 1,347. Before him are Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Parrhasius (-500), Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), Yılmaz Güney (1937), Artabazos II (-400), and Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300). After him are Sezen Aksu (1954), Eustathius of Antioch (300), Devlet Hatun (1361), Agatharchides (-208), Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845), and Ajda Pekkan (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Argishti I of Urartu ranks 266. Before him are Artabasdos (700), Stratonice of Syria (-317), Philetaerus (-340), Eumenes III (-200), Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), and Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300). After him are Devlet Hatun (1361), Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845), Şah Sultan (1544), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), Prusias I of Bithynia (-300), and Bohemond VII of Antioch (1261).

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