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Megasthenes

350 BC - 290 BC

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Megasthenes ( mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, died c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, indologist, diplomat, ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He described India in his book Indica, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors that quoted his work. Megasthenes was the first person from the Western world to leave a written description of India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Megasthenes is the 29th most popular diplomat (down from 25th in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 342nd in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Diplomat.

Megasthenes was a Greek historian and geographer who visited India in the 3rd century BC. He is most famous for his account of the Indian caste system.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Megasthenes ranks 29 out of 90. Before him are Hasekura Tsunenaga, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, George F. Kennan, William J. Burns, and Alfonso García Robles. After him are Thomas Klestil, Irina Bokova, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, J. Christopher Stevens, Giovanni Villani, and Hans Blix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Megasthenes ranks 5. Before him are Euclid, Cassander, Demetrius of Phalerum, and Hipparchia of Maroneia. After him are Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, and Agis III. Among people deceased in 290 BC, Megasthenes ranks 2. Before him is Autolycus of Pitane. After him are Dicaearchus, Onesicritus, and Neoptolemus II of Epirus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Megasthenes ranks 410 out of 1,347. Before him are Binali Yıldırım (1955), Mizizios (622), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), Gevherhan Sultan (1605), John Malalas (491), and Gülçiçek Hatun (1355). After him are Nicholas Kanabos (1200), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), Ekrem İmamoğlu (1970), Ardys of Lydia (-750), Kaya Sultan (1633), and Demetrios Palaiologos (1407).

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Among DIPLOMATS In Türkiye

Among diplomats born in Türkiye, Megasthenes ranks 1. After him are Selahattin Ülkümen (1914), and Zannanza (-1350).

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