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Candaules

800 BC - 760 BC

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Candaules (died c.687 BC; Greek: Κανδαύλης, Kandaulēs), also known as Myrsilos (Μυρσίλος), was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia in the early years of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, he succeeded his father Meles as the 22nd and last king of Lydia's Heraclid dynasty. He was assassinated and succeeded by Gyges. Based on an ambiguous line in the work of the Greek poet Hipponax, it was traditionally assumed that the name Candaules meant "hound-choker" among the Lydians. J. B. Bury and Russell Meiggs (1975) say that Candaules is a Maeonian name meaning "hound-choker". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Candaules is the 3,014th most popular politician (down from 2,712th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 316th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Candaules is most famous for murdering his own wife, Queen Gygis, and then bragging about it to his servants.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Candaules ranks 3,014 out of 19,576. Before him are Jarosław Kaczyński, Sa'id of Egypt, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Vytautas Landsbergis, and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria. After him are Siptah, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Rajendra Prasad, Ben Ferencz, and Baron Alexander von Bach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Candaules ranks 13. Before him are Hezekiah, Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, and Titus Tatius. After him are Piye, Ashur-nadin-shumi, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Pekahiah, Taharqa, and Tantamani. Among people deceased in 760 BC, Candaules ranks 1. After him are Marduk-apla-iddina II, Pekahiah, Menahem, and Archelaus of Sparta.

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    800 BC - 760 BC

    HPI: 69.72

    Rank: 13

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    Rank: 19

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Candaules ranks 338 out of 1,347. Before him are Libanius (314), Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Eutyches (380), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), and Philo of Byzantium (-280). After him are Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Expeditus (300), and Aspar (400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Candaules ranks 182. Before him are Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), Eumenes II (-221), Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), and Thomas Palaiologos (1409). After him are Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Aspar (400), David of Trebizond (1408), Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Chryseis (null), and Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635).

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