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Artaphernes

600 BC - 493 BC

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Artaphernes (Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης, Old Persian: Artafarna, from Median Rtafarnah), was influential circa 513–492 BC and was a brother of the Achaemenid king of Persia, Darius I. He was appointed satrap of Lydia from the capital of Sardis, and was a Persian general. In his position he had numerous contacts with the Greeks, and played an important role in both the Siege of Naxos and in suppressing the Ionian Revolt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artaphernes is the 4,778th most popular politician (down from 4,161st in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 420th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular Turkish Politician.

Artaphernes is most famous for being the first Persian to be slain by the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Artaphernes ranks 4,778 out of 19,576. Before him are Aşub Sultan, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Diodotus Tryphon, Mihnea cel Rău, and Elizabeth Tudor. After him are Horus Bird, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Qutalmish, Ameenah Gurib, and William, Duke of Nassau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Artaphernes ranks 39. Before him are Gelon, Hiero I of Syracuse, Demaratus, Sextus Tarquinius, Lars Porsena, and Horatius Cocles. After him are Datis, Amestris, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Ageladas, Myia, and Artaphernes. Among people deceased in 493 BC, Artaphernes ranks 1. After him are Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, and Histiaeus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Artaphernes ranks 466 out of 1,347. Before him are Symeon the New Theologian (949), Mundus (450), Chryses of Troy (null), Theophanes the Greek (1340), George Kedrenos (1100), and Diodotus Tryphon (-150). After him are Melito of Sardis (140), Agathius (300), Daron Acemoglu (1967), Astyanax (null), Menaechmus (-375), and Emine Erdoğan (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Artaphernes ranks 243. Before him are Hethum I, King of Armenia (1215), Gülbahar Hatun (1453), Mithridates I of Pontus (-400), Procopius (325), Chryses of Troy (null), and Diodotus Tryphon (-150). After him are Astyanax (null), Emine Erdoğan (1955), Latife Uşşaki (1898), Bohemond III of Antioch (1144), Sophia (530), and Tervel of Bulgaria (675).

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