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Arsames

550 BC - 600 BC

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Arsames (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶 Aršāma, modern Persian:،آرسام، آرشام‎ Arshām, Greek: Ἀρσάμης) was the son of Ariaramnes and the grandfather of Darius I. He was traditionally claimed to have briefly been king of Persia during the Achaemenid dynasty, and to have given up the throne and declared loyalty to his relative Cyrus II of Persia before retiring to his family estate in the Persian heartland of Parsa, living there peacefully for the rest of his life, perhaps nominally exercising the duties of a "lesser king" under the authority of the "Great King". However, the claim that he or his son were ever kings is rejected by historians such as Pierre Briant. In an inscription allegedly found in Hamadan he is called "king of Persia", but the document is widely argued to be a fake, either modern or ancient. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arsames is the 6,426th most popular politician (down from 6,240th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Iran (down from 185th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Iranian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arsames ranks 6,426 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg, Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, Emperor Duzong, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Per Albin Hansson, and Cornelius A. Smith. After him are Meles Zenawi, Prince William of Baden, Xiao Xin, Nicolas Catinat, Cerdic of Wessex, and Hubert Pierlot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Arsames ranks 15. Before him are Mahākāśyapa, Alcetas I of Macedon, Atossa, Labashi-Marduk, Goujian, and Kapila. After him are Fuchai, Ariston of Sparta, Appius Claudius Crassus, Hydarnes II, Histiaeus, and Uppalavanna. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Arsames ranks 19. Before him are Ibycus, Sushruta, Mimnermus, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Harpagus, and Hipponax. After him are Zaleucus, Tanaquil, Philip I of Macedon, Rhodopis, Eupalinos, and Phocylides.

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  • Photo of Ibycus

    Ibycus

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 69.19

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Sushruta

    Sushruta

    PHYSICIAN

    620 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 68.12

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Mimnermus

    Mimnermus

    WRITER

    670 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 67.56

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    POLITICIAN

    701 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.95

    Rank: 16

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    Harpagus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.50

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Hipponax

    Hipponax

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.05

    Rank: 18

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    Arsames

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.82

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Zaleucus

    Zaleucus

    PHILOSOPHER

    663 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.82

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Tanaquil

    Tanaquil

    COMPANION

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.67

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Philip I of Macedon

    Philip I of Macedon

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 63.92

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Rhodopis

    Rhodopis

    COMPANION

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 63.11

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Eupalinos

    Eupalinos

    ENGINEER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 62.80

    Rank: 24

  • Photo of Phocylides

    Phocylides

    WRITER

    560 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 62.22

    Rank: 25

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Arsames ranks 189 out of 631. Before him are Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Timur Shah Durrani (1748), Al-Karaji (953), Ahmad ibn Rustah (null), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), and Al-Baydawi (1201). After him are Abdullah Mirza (1433), Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145), Sati Beg (1300), Simko Shikak (1887), Quli Qutb Shah (1470), and Mithridates IV of Parthia (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Arsames ranks 103. Before him are Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), Apama (-400), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), and Timur Shah Durrani (1748). After him are Abdullah Mirza (1433), Sati Beg (1300), Simko Shikak (1887), Quli Qutb Shah (1470), Mithridates IV of Parthia (null), and Orodes III of Parthia (-100).

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