RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mani

216 - 274

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Mani (; c. April AD 216 – 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity. Mani was born in or near Ctesiphon (south of modern Baghdad) in Mesopotamia, at the time part of the Parthian Empire. Seven of his major works were written in Syriac, and the eighth, dedicated to the Sasanian emperor Shapur I, was written in Middle Persian. He died shortly after being imprisoned by Bahram I in Gundeshapur. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mani is the 268th most popular religious figure (down from 144th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 14th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Mani is most famous for being the son of the Hindu god Shiva and his wife Parvati.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mani ranks 268 out of 3,187. Before him are John of Nepomuk, Zechariah, Pope Leo IV, Pope Paul II, Pope Innocent IV, and Pope Celestine IV. After him are Vitus, Anna the Prophetess, Saint Christopher, Pope Eugene I, Pope Cornelius, and Pope Gregory V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 216, Mani ranks 1. After him is Gaius Julius Verus Maximus. Among people deceased in 274, Mani ranks 2. Before him is Pope Felix I. After him are Tetricus I, Cao Fang, and Tetricus II.

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  • Photo of Pope Felix I

    Pope Felix I

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    300 - 274

    HPI: 79.01

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Mani

    Mani

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    216 - 274

    HPI: 78.43

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Tetricus I

    Tetricus I

    POLITICIAN

    250 - 274

    HPI: 68.73

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Cao Fang

    Cao Fang

    POLITICIAN

    232 - 274

    HPI: 68.32

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Tetricus II

    Tetricus II

    POLITICIAN

    300 - 274

    HPI: 63.62

    Rank: 5

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Mani ranks 14 out of 384. Before him are Al-Kindi (801), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), and Ibn al-Haytham (965). After him are Rabia of Basra (710), Nur ad-Din (1116), Zaha Hadid (1950), Al-Masudi (896), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Ezra (-500), Sargon II (-750), and Ahmad Sanjar (1100).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Mani ranks 5. Before him are Abraham (-1813), Abu Hanifa (698), Sarah (-1803), and Rabia of Basra (710). After him are Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), and Ibn Hisham (701).

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