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Bahram V

406 - 438

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Bahram V (also spelled Wahram V or Warahran V; Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭), also known as Bahram Gur (New Persian: بهرام گور, "Bahram the onager [hunter]"), was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) from 420 to 438. The son of the incumbent Sasanian shah Yazdegerd I (r. 399–420), Bahram was at an early age sent to the Lahkmid court in al-Hira, where he was raised under the tutelage of the Lakhmid kings. After the assassination of his father, Bahram hurried to the Sasanian capital of Ctesiphon with a Lakhmid army, and won the favour of the nobles and priests, according to a long-existing popular legend, after withstanding a trial against two lions. Bahram V's reign was generally peaceful, with two brief wars—first against his western neighbours, the Eastern Roman Empire, and then against his eastern neighbours, the Kidarites, who were disturbing the Sasanian eastern provinces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bahram V is the 2,772nd most popular politician (down from 2,243rd in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Iran (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Iranian Politician.

Bahram V was most famous for his construction of the city of Baghdad.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bahram V ranks 2,772 out of 19,576. Before him are Erich Koch, Ali al-Sistani, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Ellac, Sweyn III of Denmark, and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish. After him are Joko Widodo, Isabella Jagiellon, Alexander Jannaeus, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Isabella II of Jerusalem, and Sandro Pertini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 406, Bahram V ranks 2. Before him is Attila.  Among people deceased in 438, Bahram V ranks 1. 

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    Attila

    POLITICIAN

    406 - 453

    HPI: 87.44

    Rank: 1

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    Bahram V

    POLITICIAN

    406 - 438

    HPI: 70.21

    Rank: 2

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    Bahram V

    POLITICIAN

    406 - 438

    HPI: 70.21

    Rank: 1

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Bahram V ranks 95 out of 631. Before him are Barkiyaruq (1081), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Yazdegerd I (400), Gaykhatu (1300), Mazdak (450), and Ali al-Sistani (1930). After him are Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Mordecai (null), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), and Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Bahram V ranks 51. Before him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Yazdegerd I (400), Gaykhatu (1300), and Ali al-Sistani (1930). After him are Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), and Sinatruces of Parthia (-157).

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