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Gaykhatu

1300 - 1295

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Gaykhatu (Mongolian script:ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠯᠳᠤ; Mongolian: Гайхалт, romanized: Gaikhalt, lit. 'Surprising') was the fifth Ilkhanate ruler in Iran. He reigned from 1291 to 1295. His Buddhist baghshi gave him the Tibetan name Rinchindorj (Standard Tibetan: རིན་ཆེན་རྡོ་རྗེ, lit. 'Jewel Diamond') which appeared on his paper money. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaykhatu is the 2,730th most popular politician (down from 1,889th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Iran (down from 77th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Iranian Politician.

Gaykhatu is most famous for being the site of the ancient city of Nineveh, which is now in ruins.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaykhatu ranks 2,730 out of 19,576Before him are Crown Prince Sado, Crazy Horse, Julia Minor, Ranavalona I, Taichang Emperor, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. After him are Li Hongzhang, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Mario Beccaria, Eric XII of Sweden, Jehoram of Israel, and Bolesław Bierut.

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Among people born in 1300, Gaykhatu ranks 5Before him are Guillaume de Machaut, Nilüfer Hatun, Nogai Khan, and Yekuno Amlak. After him are Khutughtu Khan Kusala, William of Villehardouin, Johannes Tauler, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Jani Beg, Baydu, and Al-Mustansir. Among people deceased in 1295, Gaykhatu ranks 2Before him is Margaret of Provence. After him are Charles Martel of Anjou, Sancho IV of Castile, Clemence of Austria, Baydu, Butvydas, Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia, Ottone Visconti, Fenenna of Kuyavia, and Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Gaykhatu ranks 92 out of 631Before him are Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), and Yazdegerd I (400). After him are Mazdak (450), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Bahram V (406), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Mordecai (null), and Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Gaykhatu ranks 49Before him are Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), and Yazdegerd I (400). After him are Ali al-Sistani (1930), Bahram V (406), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772).