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Pharnaces I of Pontus

300 BC - 159 BC

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Pharnaces I (Greek: Φαρνάκης; lived 2nd century BC) was the fifth king of Pontus. Of Persian and Greek ancestry, he was the son of King Mithridates III of Pontus and his wife Laodice, whom he succeeded on the throne. Pharnaces had two siblings: a brother called Mithridates IV of Pontus and a sister called Laodice who both succeeded Pharnaces. He was born and raised in the Kingdom of Pontus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pharnaces I of Pontus is the 6,207th most popular politician (up from 7,199th in 2019), the 555th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 640th in 2019) and the 286th most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 6,208 out of 19,576Before him are Mōri Terumoto, Francesc Macià, John Garang, Recceswinth, Olena Zelenska, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, and Mikhail Fradkov. After him are Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Hubert Maga, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Flavia Maxima Constantia, and Enmebaragesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 15Before him are Xanthippus of Carthage, Arsaces II of Parthia, Gentius, Sophonisba, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, and Prusias I of Bithynia. After him are Mithridates III of Pontus, Xerxes of Armenia, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Pushyamitra Shunga, Aristo of Chios, and Gaius Duilius. Among people deceased in 159 BC, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 4Before him are Terence, Eumenes II, and Artaxias I. After him are Sauromaces I of Iberia, and Kātyāyana.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 555 out of 1,347Before him are Heraclius the Elder (600), Halit Ergenç (1970), Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901), Muzafer Sherif (1906), Bardaisan (154), and Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120). After him are Hipponax (-600), Aziz Sancar (1946), Sultan Kösen (1982), George Hamartolos (900), Leo the Deacon (950), and Leo II, King of Armenia (1236).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 286Before him are Ilona Zrínyi (1643), Anna of Savoy (1306), Manuel I of Trebizond (1218), Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (1637), Emine Hatun (1398), and Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120). After him are Leo II, King of Armenia (1236), Martina (598), Gülbahar Hatun (1429), Fevzi Çakmak (1876), Atticus of Constantinople (370), and Şahin Giray (1745).