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Narseh
300 - 302
Narseh
Narseh (also spelled Narses or Narseus; Middle Persian: 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩) was the seventh King of Kings of Sasanian Iran from 293 to 303. The youngest son of Shapur I (r. 240–270), Narseh served as the governor of Sakastan, Hind and Turan under his father. Shapur I was eventually succeeded by his son Hormizd I (r. 270–271), who died after a reign of one year. Shapur I's eldest son Bahram I, who had never been considered as a candidate for succession to the throne by his father, ascended the throne with the aid of the powerful Zoroastrian priest Kartir. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Narseh is the 3,132nd most popular politician (down from 2,830th in 2019). (down from 334th in 2019)
Narseh is most famous for being the first Persian poet to use the technique of rhyming verses.
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Among politicians, Narseh ranks 3,132 out of 19,576. Before him are Ashur-nadin-shumi, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Clovis IV, Agnes of Poitou, Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. After him are Askia Mohammad I, Samudragupta, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Emperor Go-Kōmyō, Anastasio Somoza García, and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
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Ashur-nadin-shumi
800 BC - 694 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,127
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
1872 - 1956
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,128
Clovis IV
677 - 695
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,129
Agnes of Poitou
1025 - 1077
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,130
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
1722 - 1763
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,131
Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1700 - 1770
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,132
Narseh
300 - 302
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,133
Askia Mohammad I
1443 - 1538
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 3,134
Samudragupta
335 - 380
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 3,135
Va'aletoa Sualauvi II
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 3,136
Emperor Go-Kōmyō
1633 - 1654
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 3,137
Anastasio Somoza García
1896 - 1956
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 3,138
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1888 - 1975
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 3,139
Contemporaries
Among people born in 300, Narseh ranks 18. Before him are Vincent of Saragossa, Macarius of Egypt, Antipope Felix II, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Asanga, and Expeditus. After him are Vātsyāyana, Hormizd II, Domitianus II, Zeno of Verona, Cyriacus, and Carausius. Among people deceased in 302, Narseh ranks 1.
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Vincent of Saragossa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 304
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 12
Macarius of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 391
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 13
Antipope Felix II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 365
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 14
Pope Peter I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 311
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 15
Asanga
PHILOSOPHER
300 - 301
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 16
Expeditus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 17
Narseh
POLITICIAN
300 - 302
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 18
Vātsyāyana
WRITER
300 - 500
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 19
Hormizd II
POLITICIAN
300 - 309
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 20
Domitianus II
POLITICIAN
300 - 271
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 21
Zeno of Verona
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 371
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 22
Cyriacus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 23
Carausius
POLITICIAN
300 - 293
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 24
