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Deioces

705 BC - 675

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Deioces was the founder and the first king of the Median Kingdom, an ancient polity in western Asia. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources, including the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. The exact date of the era of Deioces' rule is not clear and probably covered most of the first half of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, Deioces was the first Median king to have gained independence from the Neo-Assyrian Empire and governed for 53 years. After Deioces' death, his son, Phraortes, succeeded him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deioces is the 3,435th most popular politician (down from 3,047th in 2019). (down from 360th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Deioces ranks 3,435 out of 19,576Before him are Kurt Zeitzler, Berenice, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Clovis III, Cola di Rienzo, and Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. After him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Alfonso IV of Aragon, Janus of Cyprus, Essad Pasha Toptani, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, and Hyeokgeose of Silla.

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Among people born in 705 BC, Deioces ranks 1 Among people deceased in 675, Deioces ranks 2Before him is Childeric II. After him are Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, Li Hong, and Wulfhere of Mercia.

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