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Maria Palaiologina

1300 - 1300

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Maria Palaiologina (Greek: Μαρία Παλαιολογίνα) was the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1258–1282) who became the wife of the Mongol ruler Abaqa Khan, and an influential Christian leader among the Mongols. After Abaqa's death, she became the leader of a monastery in Constantinople which was popularly named after her as Saint Mary of the Mongols. Her monastic name was Melanie (Medieval Greek: Μελάνη). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Palaiologina is the 7,196th most popular politician (down from 5,868th in 2019), the 631st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 539th in 2019) and the 319th most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maria Palaiologina ranks 7,196 out of 19,576Before her are Ferenc Fricsay, Iskandar of Johor, Khamudi, Chris Patten, Yevno Azef, and Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany. After her are Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Jorge Batlle, Emperor Junnin, Frederick Casimir Kettler, and Antonio de Mendoza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300, Maria Palaiologina ranks 27Before her are Martin of Opava, John Mandeville, Kayqubad III, Kaykaus II, Sati Beg, and Philotheus I of Constantinople. After her are Liubartas, George I of Bulgaria, Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria, Paolo Veneziano, Arpa Ke'un, and Charles I, Lord of Monaco. Among people deceased in 1300, Maria Palaiologina ranks 8Before her are Nogai Khan, Marie de France, Guido Cavalcanti, Baiju, Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, and Trần Hưng Đạo. After her are Anonymus, Roy Mata, Chaka of Bulgaria, Liang Kai, Robert de Boron, and Kilij Arslan III.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Maria Palaiologina ranks 631 out of 1,347Before her are Drastamat Kanayan (1884), Cüneyt Arkın (1937), Sultan Walad (1226), Şehzade Bayezid (1612), Ibn Kemal (1468), and George Sphrantzes (1401). After her are Yaşar Kemal (1923), Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Alexios II of Trebizond (1282), Ebussuud Efendi (1490), and Theodore I (1290).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Maria Palaiologina ranks 319Before her are Hugh III of Cyprus (1235), Theodore Metochites (1270), Maathorneferure (-1250), Roman of Bulgaria (930), Drastamat Kanayan (1884), and Şehzade Bayezid (1612). After her are Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Alexios II of Trebizond (1282), Nikos Zachariadis (1903), Prusias II of Bithynia (-300), and Hussein Dey (1773).