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Piye

800 BC - 716 BC

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Piye (also interpreted as Pankhy or Piankhi; was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744–714 BC. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Piye is the 3,123rd most popular politician (down from 2,940th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Sudan and the 3rd most popular Sudanese Politician.

Piye is most famous for his conquest of Egypt.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Piye ranks 3,123 out of 19,576. Before him are Æthelfrith, João Bernardo Vieira, Vologases I of Parthia, Gazi Husrev-beg, Amenemhat II, and Empress Xiaoyichun. After him are Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Ahhotep I, Gordon Brown, Ashur-nadin-shumi, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, and Clovis IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Piye ranks 14. Before him are Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, Titus Tatius, and Candaules. After him are Ashur-nadin-shumi, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Pekahiah, Taharqa, Tantamani, and Menahem. Among people deceased in 716 BC, Piye ranks 1. 

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  • Photo of Manasseh of Judah

    Manasseh of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 642 BC

    HPI: 73.22

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Esarhaddon

    Esarhaddon

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 669 BC

    HPI: 73.21

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Hoshea

    Hoshea

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 72.91

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Achaemenes

    Achaemenes

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 72.65

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Titus Tatius

    Titus Tatius

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 72.30

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Candaules

    Candaules

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 760 BC

    HPI: 69.72

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Piye

    Piye

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 716 BC

    HPI: 69.49

    Rank: 14

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    Ashur-nadin-shumi

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 694 BC

    HPI: 69.47

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Marduk-apla-iddina II

    Marduk-apla-iddina II

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 760 BC

    HPI: 68.36

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Pekahiah

    Pekahiah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 760 BC

    HPI: 68.26

    Rank: 17

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    Taharqa

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 664 BC

    HPI: 68.24

    Rank: 18

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    Tantamani

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 653 BC

    HPI: 67.81

    Rank: 19

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    Menahem

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 760 BC

    HPI: 67.76

    Rank: 20

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Others Deceased in 716 BC

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    Piye

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 716 BC

    HPI: 69.49

    Rank: 1

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In Sudan

Among people born in Sudan, Piye ranks 5 out of 38. Before him are Omar al-Bashir (1944), Luqman (-1100), Mohamed Naguib (1901), and Muhammad Ahmad (1844). After him are Josephine Bakhita (1868), Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960), John Garang (1945), Osman Hussein (1951), Abdalla Hamdok (1956), and Tayeb Salih (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sudan

Among politicians born in Sudan, Piye ranks 3. Before him are Omar al-Bashir (1944), and Mohamed Naguib (1901). After him are Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960), John Garang (1945), Osman Hussein (1951), Abdalla Hamdok (1956), Ibrahim Abboud (1900), Hassan Al-Turabi (1932), Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846), and Ismail al-Azhari (1901).

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