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Cyrus the Great

600 BC - 530 BC

Cyrus the Great

Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600 – 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Median Empire and embracing all of the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanding vastly across most of West Asia and much of Central Asia to create what would soon become the largest empire in history at the time. The Achaemenid Empire's greatest territorial extent was achieved under Darius the Great, whose rule stretched from Southeast Europe in the west to the Indus Valley in the east. After absorbing the Median Empire, Cyrus conquered Lydia and eventually the Neo-Babylonian Empire, granting him control of Anatolia and the Fertile Crescent, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyrus the Great is the 82nd most popular politician (up from 127th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Cyrus the Great was most famous for being the ruler of the Persian Empire from 550 BC to 530 BC. He is also known for freeing the Jews from Babylonian captivity and allowing them to return to their homeland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cyrus the Great ranks 82 out of 19,576. Before him are Giuseppe Garibaldi, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry VI of England, Louis XV of France, William IV of the United Kingdom, and Edward IV of England. After him are Peter the Great, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Haile Selassie, Hammurabi, Ho Chi Minh, and Ögedei Khan.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Giuseppe Garibaldi
1807 - 1882
HPI: 87.09
Rank: 76
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
1768 - 1835
HPI: 87.05
Rank: 77
Henry VI of England
1421 - 1471
HPI: 87.03
Rank: 78
Louis XV of France
1710 - 1774
HPI: 86.93
Rank: 79
William IV of the United Kingdom
1765 - 1837
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 80
Edward IV of England
1442 - 1483
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 81
Cyrus the Great
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 82
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.89
Rank: 83
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1876 - 1948
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 84
Haile Selassie
1892 - 1975
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 85
Hammurabi
1810 BC - 1750 BC
HPI: 86.84
Rank: 86
Ho Chi Minh
1890 - 1969
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 87
Ögedei Khan
1185 - 1241
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 88

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Cyrus the Great ranks 1. After him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Tomyris, Esther, Peisistratos, Lucretia, Servius Tullius, Ānanda, Yaśodharā, Maya, Belshazzar, and Mardonius. Among people deceased in 530 BC, Cyrus the Great ranks 1. After him are Bias of Priene, and Hanno the Navigator.

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Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 1
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 2
Tomyris
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 3
Esther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 4
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 5
Lucretia
NOBLEMAN
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 6
Servius Tullius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 7
Ānanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 8
Yaśodharā
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 9
Maya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 10
Belshazzar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 11
Mardonius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 12