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Cyrus I

690 BC - 580 BC

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Cyrus I (Old Persian: Kuruš) or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652 to 600 BC. Cyrus I of Anshan is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. His name in Modern Persian is کوروش, Kūroš, while in Greek he was called Κῦρος, Kȳros. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyrus I is the 1,892nd most popular politician (down from 1,458th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Iran (down from 64th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Iranian Politician.

Cyrus the Great is most famous for his conquests in the Persian Empire. Cyrus conquered the Median Empire, the Lydian Empire, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cyrus I ranks 1,892 out of 19,576. Before him are Agesilaus II, Carloman of Bavaria, Alexander Kolchak, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Rodolfo Graziani, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium. After him are Talaat Pasha, Alexander of Battenberg, Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Paul Doumer, Robert, Count of Clermont, and Lucy Webb Hayes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 690 BC, Cyrus I ranks 1. After him is Epimenides. Among people deceased in 580 BC, Cyrus I ranks 1. 

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    Cyrus I

    POLITICIAN

    690 BC - 580 BC

    HPI: 72.49

    Rank: 1

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    Epimenides

    PHILOSOPHER

    690 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 71.11

    Rank: 2

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    Cyrus I

    POLITICIAN

    690 BC - 580 BC

    HPI: 72.49

    Rank: 1

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Cyrus I ranks 67 out of 631. Before him are Masoud Barzani (1946), Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Cyaxares (-700), Ibn Majah (824), Achaemenes (-800), and Shapur II (309). After him are Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932), Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (940), Tekuder (1247), Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), and Psamtik III (-590).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Cyrus I ranks 34. Before him are Öljaitü (1280), Moshe Katsav (1945), Masoud Barzani (1946), Cyaxares (-700), Achaemenes (-800), and Shapur II (309). After him are Tekuder (1247), Psamtik III (-590), Osroes I (50), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), Sogdianus of Persia (-500), and Mohammad Khatami (1943).

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