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Ariarathes I of Cappadocia

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Ariarathes I (Old Iranian: Aryaraθa, Aramaic: Ariorath or Ariourat; Ancient Greek: Ἀριαράθης, romanized: Ariaráthēs; 405/4 BC – 322 BC) was the last Achaemenid Persian governor (satrap) of the province (satrapy) of Northern Cappadocia, serving from the 340s BC to 331 BC. He led defensive efforts against the Macedonian invasion, commanded by Alexander the Great, and later fought at the Battle of Gaugamela under Darius III, the last King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire. After the fall of the Achaemenid Empire, Ariarathes continued his resistance against the Macedonians, ruling concomitantly as an Achaemenid remnant and a precursor to the Kingdom of Cappadocia. He is regarded as the founder of the Iranian Ariarathid dynasty. Ariarathes was eventually captured and executed in 322 BC by the Macedonian Perdiccas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ariarathes I of Cappadocia is the 13,041st most popular politician (down from 12,059th in 2019), the 1,017th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 967th in 2019) and the 452nd most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ariarathes I of Cappadocia ranks 13,041 out of 19,576. Before him are Jafar Sharif-Emami, Simon I of Kartli, Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, John Wilkes, Nông Đức Mạnh, and Víctor Balaguer i Cirera. After him are Walter Isaacson, Ernst Brenner, Mustafa Ould Salek, Nguyễn Thị Bình, Al-Ashraf Sha'ban, and Da Ding.

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Among people born in Türkiye, Ariarathes I of Cappadocia ranks 1,017 out of 1,347. Before him are Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882), Basil Lekapenos (925), Dionysius of Heraclea (-360), Can Yaman (1989), Sabiha Kasimati (1912), and Emre Belözoğlu (1980). After him are Hayranidil Kadın (1846), Hande Yener (1973), Siamanto (1878), Uğur Şahin (1965), Meral Akşener (1956), and İsmail Ogan (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Ariarathes I of Cappadocia ranks 452. Before him are Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder (1100), Lucius Marcius Philippus (-150), Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662), Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882), Basil Lekapenos (925), and Dionysius of Heraclea (-360). After him are Meral Akşener (1956), Gessius Florus (100), Krikor Zohrab (1861), Doğu Perinçek (1942), Mleh, Prince of Armenia (1200), and Ahmed Vefik Pasha (1823).

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